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Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R20

Summary 1-14

1. Introduction 15-32

2. Dynamics of SSA's Disability Programs 33-52

3. Conceptual Issues in Defining Work Disability 53-64

4. Survey Measurement of Disability 65-87

5. A Work Disability Monitoring System 88-112

6. Improving the Disability Decision Process 113-139

7. Enhancing SSA's Research Capacity 140-147

References 148-155

Acronyms and Abbreviations 156-158

Appendix A: Committee Meetings and Presenters of Testimony 159-160

Appendix B: Workshop Agendas and Presenters 161-169

Appendix C: Committee Recommendations 170-173

Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 174-178

Conceptual Issues in the Measurement of Work Disability 179-210

Methodological Issues in the Measurement of Work Disability 211-240

SSA's Disability Determination of Mental Impairments: A Review Toward an Agenda for Research 241-280

Survey Design Options for the Measurement of Persons with Work Disabilities 281-302

Persons with Disabilities and Demands of the Contemporary Labor Market 303-334

Index 335-348