Anthony Cahill, Ph.D. Heidi Fredine, MPH Barbara Ibanez, MA Luciana Zilberman, MA Selected Findings From The 2010 Survey of Independent Living For New Mexicans With Disabilities
Dec 18, 2015
Anthony Cahill, Ph.D.
Heidi Fredine, MPH
Barbara Ibanez, MA
Luciana Zilberman, MA
Selected Findings From The 2010 Survey of Independent Living For New Mexicans
With Disabilities
This project, including project design, protocols and instruments used, was reviewed by the Human Research Review Committee (HRRC) of the Health Sciences Center of the University of New Mexico. The HRRC determined that the research is exempt from the requirements of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations for the protection of human subjects as defined in 45CFR46.101(b) under category 2. The HRRC application number is 10-250.
Institutional Review Board
Funding for this study was provided by the New Mexico Human Services Department through the Behavioral Health Services Division.
Funding
Disclaimer
The opinions in this presentation are those of the authors, and do not represent the official positions of the Center for Development and Disability of the University of New Mexico, the New Mexico Human Services Department or the Behavioral Health Services Division.
Development of the Survey
Inter-agency working group: DDSD, HSD, Optum Health NM, DVR, ALTSD
Review of the literature
Multiple iterations of instrument
Institutional Review Board approval
On-line, hard copy and electronic versions of the instrument in English and Spanish were disseminated statewide through snowball sampling
Web site with instructions for facilitators in one-on-one and group settings
Overall ‘N”: 739
Domains Influencing Independent Living
Findings:
Comparing Survey
Respondents to
All New Mexicans
On Key Characteristics
The survey used snowball, not random, sampling: overall “N” of 739.
Thus, the results cannot be statistically generalized to the unknown population of New Mexicans with disabilities.
Survey respondents are generally representative of the population of the state on key demographic characteristics including gender, race and Hispanic identity.
This means the results are not from a skewed distribution unlike the state as a whole.
48.8%
51.2%
48.5%
50.5%
47.0%
47.5%
48.0%
48.5%
49.0%
49.5%
50.0%
50.5%
51.0%
51.5%
Male Female
Survey
New Mexico
Gender
N = 694
Figures for New Mexico are taken from the 2009 American Community Survey, Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
Hispanic Identity
43.7%
56.3%
45.6%
54.4%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Yes No
Survey
New Mexico
N = 673
Figures for New Mexico are taken from the 2009 American Community Survey, Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
Race
77.3%
9.3%
3.6%0.8% 1.6%
7.4%
83.6%
9.7%
3.1%1.5%
0.2%1.9%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
White/Caucasian American Indian Black/African American Asian Native Hawaiian/pacificIslander
Other
Sample
NM
N = 611
Figures for New Mexico are taken from the 2009 American Community Survey, Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
Age Category
5.4%
8.7%
15.8%
27.7%
16.0%
14.0%
35.7%
13.6%12.2%
13.7%
11.5%
13.1%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
<24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Survey
New Mexico
N = 689
Figures for New Mexico are taken from the 2009 American Community Survey, Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
Respondents by Geographic Region
13.4%
16.4%
30.1%
23.2%
16.9%
N = 611
Findings:
Disability,
Services
And Supports
Type of Disability
41.3%
20.7%19.1%
12.6%
10.7%
6.6%
11.2%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
Behavioral Health Physical Chronic HealthCondition
Learning Sensory Cognitive Other
What type of disability or health condition do you have?
N (Disability/Condition) = 961
Services and Financial Supports
Are you currently receiving services or financial support from any of these programs or organizations?
52.7%
36.3%
29.5%
20.6%
11.6%9.4% 8.4% 8.1% 8.0% 7.8%
6.1% 4.7% 3.4% 2.8% 1.7% 1.7%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Socia
l Sec
urity
or Dis
abili
ty In
com
e (S
SI/SSDI)
Med
icai
d
Med
icar
e
SNAP (foo
d sta
mps
)
Privat
e Hea
lth In
sura
nce
Public
Hous
ing
Assis
tanc
e (S
ectio
n 8/
Public
Hou
sing)
Perso
nal C
are
Option
(PCO
)
DD Wai
ver (
Devel
opmen
tal D
isab
ilitie
s W
aive
r)
Comm
issi
on for t
he Blin
d
O
ther
Gener
al A
ssis
tance
for t
he Dis
able
d
Coord
inat
ed L
ong-Ter
m C
are
Servi
ces
(CoLTS)
Optum
Hea
lth N
M (T
rans
ition
al L
ivin
g Ser
vice
s)
Divis
ion o
f Voca
tional
Reh
abili
tatio
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Med
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ly F
ragile
Wai
ver
Mi V
ia W
aive
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N (Services): 1,263
Most Frequent Combinations of Services and Financial Supports
SSI/SSDI Medicaid Medicare SNAP
SSI/SSDI 217 176 95
Medicaid 217 133 105
Medicare 176 133 55
SNAP 95 105 55
Findings:
Independence in Choosing Where to Live
Choice in Deciding Where to Live
Which best describes who chose where you live now?
N = 684
I Chose Where I Live Independently
50%I Chose Where I Live With Others Being
Involved35%
Someone Else Chose; I Wasn't Involved
15%
Satisfaction with Decision Making in Choosing Where to Live
How satisfied were you with the amount of decision-making you had in choosing where you live?
N = 419
I Had Just The Right Amount Of
Involvement70%
I Wish I Had Been More Involved And Had More
Say26%
I Didn't Want To Be As Involved As I Was
4%
Who Was Involved in the Decision of Where To Live?
You said that someone else was involved in choosing the place where you live. Who else was involved?
N = 411
45.3%
23.8%
19.1%
9.9%
20.3%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
Family Member Someone From An AgencyThat Provides Services To
Me
My Guardian or LegalRepresentative
A Friend or Friends Other
Findings:
What’s Important
In Deciding
Where To Live?
What’s Important in Deciding Where To Live?
How Important Is This in Deciding Where To Live?
N = 655
95.1% 93.1% 91.9% 91.4%87.5% 87.1%
83.8%
76.6% 76.2%73.2%
65.5% 64.6% 64.4%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Feelin
g Saf
e
Privac
y
Afford
abili
ty o
f Hou
sing
Belin
g Clo
se to
Sto
res
Acces
s to
Ser
vice
s
Havin
g a
Backy
ard o
r Nea
rby
Place
to b
e O
utsi
de
Being
Close
to F
riend
s
Being
Close
to R
ecre
atio
nal A
ctiv
ities
Being
Close
to W
ork
Being
Close
to P
ublic
Tra
nsporta
tion
Partic
ipat
e in
Nei
ghborh
ood E
vents
Physi
cal A
cces
sibi
lity
Close
to a
Pla
ce o
f Wor
ship
Gaps In Importance and Satisfaction
How Important Is This in Deciding Where To Live?
How Satisfied Are You With This Where You Live Now?
95.1%93.1% 91.9% 91.4%
87.5% 87.1%83.8%
80.2%82.1%82.0%80.9%83.0%
68.8%
80.9%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Feeling Safe Privacy Affordability ofHousing
Beling Closeto Stores
Access toServices
Having aBackyard orNearby Placeto be Outside
Being Close toFriends
(Percent saying "Very Importantor "A Little Important""
(Percent Saying "Satisfied" or"Very Satisfied")
14.2% 23.1%10.1% 10.5%
Findings:
Current and
Preferred
Living Situations
Current Living Situations
Which of the following best describes your current living situation?
N = 684
38.4%37.1%
13.2%
7.5%
3.7%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
Live W/ One or MoreBiological Family Members
Live Alone Group or Congregate Home Friends/Roommates Family Living Situation
Satisfaction With Current Living Situation
Overall, how satisfied are you with your current living situation?
N=705
Very Satisfied50%
Satisfied30%
Dissastified12%
Very Dissatisfied8%
Gaps: Current and Ideal Living Situations
Which of the following best describes your current living situation?
Regardless of your current living situation, what would your ideal living situation be?
N= 684
38.4%37.1%
13.2%
7.5%
3.7%
24.9%
45.3%
20.2%
5.1% 4.5%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
45.0%
50.0%
Live W/ One or MoreBiological Family
Members
Live Alone Group or CongregateHome
Friends/Roommates Family Living Situation
Current Living Situation
Preferred Living Situation
Living With Biological Family as Preferred Living Situation by Type of Disability
Regardless of your current living situation, what would your ideal living situation be? Ideally, I would like to live with one or members of my own
family…
N (Disability Type) = 155
Cognitive Disability 11 (7%)
Sensory Disability 29 (19%)
Learning Disability 17 (11%)
Chronic Health Condition/Disability 31 (20%)
Physical Disability 20 (13%)
Behavioral Disability 47 (30%)
Living Alone as Preferred Living Situation by Type of Disability
Regardless of your current living situation, what would your ideal living situation be? Ideally, I would like to live alone…
N (Disability Type) = 393
Sensory Disability 33 (8%)
Learning Disability 43 (11%)
Chronic Health Condition/Disability 71 (18%)
Physical Disability 73 (19%)
Behavioral Disability 148 (38%)
Cognitive Disability 25 (6%)
Congregate Housing as Preferred Living Situation by Type of Disability
Regardless of your current living situation, what would your ideal living situation be? Ideally, I would like to live in a group or congregate home…
Sensory Disability 13 (7%)
Learning Disability 17 (9%)
Chronic Health Condition/Disability 38
(20%)
Physical Disability 41 (21%)
Behavioral Disability 76 (38%)
Cognitive Disability 9 (5%)
N (Disability Type) = 194
Next Steps
Additional analysis: question 6 (current and desired levels of assistance with activities of daily living) and statistical significance on key demographic variables
Full report
Executive Policy Summary
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Dr. Anthony Cahill
Director, Division of Disability and Health Policy
Center for Development and Disability
2300 Menaul Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 272-2990
For More Information
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http://cdd.unm.edu/dhpd/index.asp
Click on “Programs and Projects” and then on “Survey of Independent Living”