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Discussion<br />
Within the overall population, about 50% of survey respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed with the<br />
statement, “I know how to find jobs for people that speak Spanish”; of these respondents, 21% sought<br />
employment-related services 13 . This utilization rate deviates based on the demographic characteristics of<br />
respondents 14 .<br />
Comparison of Utilization Rate by Demographic Characteristics<br />
(Disagreed/Strongly Disagreed with Statement "I know how to find jobs for people that<br />
speak Spanish")<br />
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%<br />
Overall Population<br />
21%<br />
Less than $19k<br />
25%<br />
Between $19k-$34.9k<br />
17%<br />
Less than High School Diploma<br />
0%<br />
High School Diploma or GED<br />
21%<br />
Chart 33: - Source: <strong>2017</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Hispanic</strong>/<strong>Latinx</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong><br />
Within the overall population, over 40% of survey respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed with the<br />
statement, “I know where to find job resources in Spanish”; of these respondents, about 20% sought<br />
employment-related services. This utilization rate deviates based on the demographic characteristics of<br />
respondents.<br />
Comparison of Utilization Rate by Demographic Characteristics<br />
(Disagreed/Strongly Disagreed with Statement "I know where to find job training<br />
resources in Spanish")<br />
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%<br />
Overall Population<br />
20%<br />
Less than $19k<br />
22%<br />
Between $19k-$34.9k<br />
13%<br />
Less than High School Diploma<br />
0%<br />
High School Diploma or GED<br />
19%<br />
Chart 34: - Source: <strong>2017</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Hispanic</strong>/<strong>Latinx</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong><br />
13<br />
A utilization rate of 50% of individuals self-identifying as needing services will be deemed as a successful <strong>and</strong> effective service utilization rate;<br />
for this analysis, a utilization rate of less than 40% is considered a gap in human or social services.<br />
14<br />
Utilization rate=(Total number of respondents seeking services that highly rated a specific statement)/(Total number of respondents that highly<br />
rated a specific statement)<br />
The Arthur J. Glatfelter Institute for Public Policy – <strong>2017</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Hispanic</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Latinx</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong><br />
47 | P age