Table 1.
Participant characteristics by subgroup.
| Adults with V.I. | Practitioners | |
|---|---|---|
| n | 17 | 5 |
| Age1 | U = 11.5, p = 0.019 | |
| M (SD) | 59.1 (12.2) | 47.0 (8.6) |
| Range | 24–75 | 35–57 |
| Gender | Fisher’s exact p = 0.699 | |
| Female | 35.3% (6) | 60.0% (3) |
| Male | 58.8% (10) | 40.0% (2) |
| N/A | 5.9% (1) | — |
| Ethnicity | Fisher’s exact p = 0.210 | |
| White British | 88.2% (15) | 60.0% (3) |
| Pakistani | 5.9% (1) | — |
| Indian | 5.9% (1) | — |
| White Scottish | — | 20.0% (1) |
| Prefer not to say | — | 20.0% (1) |
| Education | U = 52.5, p = 0.446 | |
| No formal qualifications | 5.9% (1) | — |
| GCSE/O-Level | 5.9% (1) | — |
| A-level/advanced highers | 1.8% (2) | — |
| Apprenticeship, vocational qualification, NVQ, or HND | 23.5% (4) | 20.0% (1) |
| Undergraduate degree | 29.4% (5) | 60.0% (3) |
| Masters, PhD | 23.5% (4) | 20.0% (1) |
| Employment status | Fisher’s exact p = 0.102 | |
| In paid employment | 23.5% (4) | 100.0% (5) |
| Self-employed | 5.9% (1) | — |
| Unemployed | 11.8% (2) | — |
| Retired | 47.1% (8) | — |
| Long-term sick or disabled | 5.9% (1) | — |
| Doing voluntary work | 5.9% (1) | — |
| Marital status | Fisher’s exact p = 0.724 | |
| Married or in a civil partnership | 47.1% (8) | 80.0% (4) |
| Divorced | 29.4% (5) | 20.0% (1) |
| Never married or registered a civil partnership | 17.6% (3) | — |
| Prefer not to say | 5.9% (1) | — |
| Relationship status2 | n = 9 | n = 1 |
| Living with a partner | 11.1% (1) | — |
| In a relationship but not living with a partner | 11.1% (1) | 100.0% (1) |
| Not currently in a relationship | 66.7% (6) | — |
| Prefer not to say | 11.1% (1) | — |
| Registration status2 | n = 1 | |
| Registered severely sight impaired/blind | 94.1% (16) | 100.0% (1) |
| Registered sight impaired/partially sighted | 5.9% (1) | — |
| V.I. onset2 | n = 1 | |
| Born with V.I. | 29.4% (5) | 100.0% (1) |
| Before the age of 4 | 5.9% (1) | — |
| Between the ages of 4 and 12 | 5.9% (1) | — |
| Between the ages of 12 and 18 | — | — |
| After the age of 18 | 52.9% (9) | — |
| Do not know | 5.9% (1) | — |
1Two participants preferred to give their age as an age range (40–50). 2Comparative analysis was not conducted due to small subsample size in the practitioner group (n = 1).