ATTITUDES OF VARAŽDIN COUNTY CITIZENS TOWARD EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Svrha ovog istraživanja bila je provjeriti postoji li razlika u stavovima građana Varaždinske županije prema osobama s intelektualnim teškoćama, s obzirom na spol, dob, razinu obrazovanja i prethodni kontakt s osobama s intelektualnim teškoćama. Provedeno je istraživanje s ukupno 129 ispitanika, građana Varaždinske županije. Stavovi su ispitivani skalom stavova Likertovog tipa. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju kako općenito ispitanici iskazuju pozitivne stavove prema zapošljavanju osoba s intelektualnim teškoćama. Rezultati su pokazali utjecaj spola na stavove prema zapošljavanju osoba s intelektualnim teškoćama, pri čemu su žene iskazivale pozitivnije stavove prema zapošljavanju osoba s intelektualnim teškoćama. Za ostale demografske karakteristike ispitanika i za kontakt ne postoji značajna povezanost sa stavovima prema zapošljavanju.The purpose of this research was to check whether there is a difference in attitudes of citizens of Varaždin County towards people with intellectual disabilities given the gender, age, level of education and previous contact with people with intellectual disabilities. A survey was conducted with total of 129 respondents, citizens of Varaždin County. Attitudes were examined by Likert type scale. The results of this research show that, in general, people express positive attitudes toward employment of people with intellectual disabilities. The results showed the influence of gender on attitudes towards the employment of persons with intellectual disabilities, where women showed more positive attitudes toward employment of people with intellectual disabilities. For other demographic characteristics and previous contact there was no significant correlation with the attitudes towards employment