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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 />

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