Sentence examples for benefit period from inspiring English sources

In the severe 1981-82 recession, the benefit period was much less, 55 weeks.

Moreover, the aggregate consequences of a long benefit period may not be all that large, because a only small fraction of people are unemployed long enough for it to matter whether the benefit period is 99 weeks or 199 weeks.

For the 50 years prior to December 2008, the maximum unemployment benefit period was 72 weeks during the 1992 recession.

In the 50 years before December 2008, the maximum benefit period was 72 weeks during the 1992 recession.

Congress added the hospice benefit to Medicare's range of cover in 1982, and extended the benefit period in 1989.

A longer benefit period makes it more difficult to get people back to work, because they are getting paid for not working.

Given the above result, comparisons also were made for smoking behavior between the pre-benefit period and post-benefit period using the demographically adjusted rates.

First, the demographically adjusted rates were compared to the unadjusted rates for the post-benefit period.

A demographically adjusted smoking rate showed a similar decrease in the post-benefit period.

The crude smoking rate decreased from 38.3% 95%% C.I. 33.6% 42.9%) in the pre-benefit period compared to 28.3% 95%% C.I.: 24.0%–32.7%) in the post-benefit period, representing a decline of 26 percent.

Demographically-adjusted rates were calculated in such a way that the demographic characteristics of the post-benefit period (July 1 , 2006 December 31 , 2008) were forced to match those in a specified pre-benefit period (January 1 , 2003 June 20066).