Extent to which administrators felt there were specific barriers to recruiting speech-language pathologists, by geographic region
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Northeast |
Mid-south |
Southeast |
Great Lakes |
Mountain Plains |
Western |
Total |
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% |
SE |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
| A shortage of qualified applicants |
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| not at all |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
6.9 |
(1.9) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
7.9 |
(4.4) |
19.5 |
(6.2) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
13.6 |
(2.9) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
16.2 |
(7.3) |
23.2 |
(6.7) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
20.9 |
(3.8) |
| great extent |
50.8 |
(12.4) |
32.1 |
(14.5) |
64.2 |
(10.9) |
51.0 |
(7.8) |
77.7 |
(10.3) |
81.8 |
(8.4) |
58.6 |
(4.6) |
| An insufficient salary and benefits |
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| not at all |
40.7 |
(11.2) |
* |
(*) |
33.9 |
(16.4) |
32.9 |
(7.5) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
29.1 |
(4.3) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
29.6 |
(7.2) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
16.6 |
(3.3) |
| moderate extent |
35.5 |
(12.1) |
* |
(*) |
17.6 |
(7.5) |
22.2 |
(5.8) |
43.1 |
(13.9) |
50.4 |
(12.9) |
29.6 |
(4.3) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
40.3 |
(17.5) |
15.3 |
(5.9) |
* |
(*) |
19.8 |
(8.6) |
24.7 |
(4.6) |
| An inability to offer job security |
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|
| not at all |
85.9 |
(8.5) |
57.8 |
(18.4) |
51.1 |
(17.0) |
80.3 |
(6.5) |
58.9 |
(13.8) |
80.3 |
(8.6) |
72.8 |
(4.6) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
29.3 |
(16.3) |
18.4 |
(6.4) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
21.3 |
(4.2) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| An unwillingness to teach the types of students in the agency |
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| not at all |
74.7 |
(10.6) |
46.9 |
(17.0) |
43.1 |
(16.7) |
65.9 |
(7.5) |
58.2 |
(13.9) |
73.9 |
(9.4) |
63.0 |
(4.8) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
36.1 |
(16.5) |
24.6 |
(6.8) |
41.7 |
(13.9) |
13.3 |
(6.7) |
27.7 |
(4.5) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
9.0 |
(3.0) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| Perceptions of the working environment in the agency |
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| not at all |
82.8 |
(8.7) |
27.8 |
(13.2) |
26.7 |
(9.1) |
69.7 |
(7.0) |
41.2 |
(13.8) |
70.0 |
(10.4) |
59.6 |
(4.6) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
50.9 |
(17.4) |
16.7 |
(7.3) |
22.5 |
(6.6) |
34.2 |
(12.9) |
* |
(*) |
22.6 |
(3.8) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
15.5 |
(3.8) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| A difficulty identifying the applicant with the best qualifications |
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| not at all |
80.8 |
(5.5) |
54.3 |
(17.7) |
68.1 |
(16.4) |
57.0 |
(7.8) |
61.9 |
(13.6) |
75.8 |
(9.2) |
66.0 |
(4.4) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
43.7 |
(18.1) |
* |
(*) |
33.9 |
(7.5) |
* |
(*) |
19.7 |
(8.6) |
24.0 |
(3.8) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
8.0 |
(2.9) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| Openings becoming available too late |
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| not at all |
64.4 |
(11.1) |
14.0 |
(5.4) |
16.8 |
(6.9) |
33.8 |
(7.3) |
26.0 |
(10.4) |
56.3 |
(12.3) |
37.7 |
(4.4) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
46.2 |
(18.2) |
28.2 |
(9.4) |
30.9 |
(7.4) |
39.6 |
(13.9) |
15.2 |
(4.8) |
30.2 |
(4.3) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
23.5 |
(16.1) |
33.4 |
(7.3) |
* |
(*) |
28.5 |
(10.2) |
26.3 |
(4.1) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| Schools having too much control over hiring decisions |
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|
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| not at all |
87.7 |
(8.2) |
59.8 |
(18.8) |
68.4 |
(16.4) |
78.0 |
(6.6) |
76.1 |
(12.3) |
88.9 |
(6.4) |
78.4 |
(4.2) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
30.5 |
(16.4) |
18.2 |
(6.4) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
19.7 |
(4.2) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| Constraints imposed by unions or associations |
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| not at all |
89.9 |
(4.3) |
61.4 |
(19.1) |
64.6 |
(16.5) |
66.8 |
(7.3) |
64.9 |
(13.6) |
84.7 |
(7.0) |
72.5 |
(4.2) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
19.4 |
(6.1) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
17.2 |
(3.4) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| Constraints imposed by affirmative action |
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| not at all |
93.6 |
(3.7) |
59.4 |
(18.7) |
86.6 |
(6.6) |
84.7 |
(5.8) |
76.1 |
(12.3) |
90.6 |
(6.2) |
84.7 |
(3.3) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
15.3 |
(5.8) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
14.8 |
(3.2) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
| Geographic location of school |
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| not at all |
56.0 |
(12.2) |
11.0 |
(4.6) |
33.7 |
(10.4) |
25.6 |
(5.9) |
* |
(*) |
58.8 |
(11.8) |
33.2 |
(4.1) |
| small extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
23.6 |
(16.1) |
42.1 |
(7.8) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
28.2 |
(4.3) |
| moderate extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
20.8 |
(6.6) |
38.4 |
(13.6) |
* |
(*) |
21.2 |
(4.3) |
| great extent |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
* |
(*) |
17.5 |
(3.9) |
Standard errors are presented in parentheses.
* Question had less than 10 respondents.
Source: MB12
Keywords: Recruit, Speech-Language Pathologist, Region
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