Table 1.
Characteristics of the visual impairment population (VI) and the general population (GP), according to gender
| Characteristics | Female VI | Female GP | Male VI | Male GP |
| (n=403) | (n=941) | (n=333) | (n=828) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–35 | 88 (21.8) | 189 (20.1) | 69 (20.7) | 105 (12.7) |
| 36–50 | 101 (25.1) | 273 (28.9) | 85 (25.5) | 184 (22.2) |
| 51–65 | 106 (26.3) | 267 (28.4) | 94 (28.2) | 286 (34.5) |
| ≥66 | 108 (26.8) | 212 (22.5) | 85 (25.5) | 253 (30.6) |
| Urbanicity | ||||
| <20 000 inhabitants | 227 (56.3) | 444 (47.3) | 172 (51.7) | 399 (48.9) |
| ≥20 000 inhabitants | 176 (43.7) | 494 (52.7) | 161 (48.4) | 426 (51.1) |
| Education (years) | ||||
| <11 | 69 (17.1) | 79 (8.4) | 46 (13.8) | 62 (7.5) |
| 11–13 | 162 (40.2) | 346 (36.7) | 124 (37.2) | 336 (40.5) |
| ≥14 | 172 (42.7) | 517 (54.9) | 163 (49.0) | 432 (52.0) |
| Work status | ||||
| Employed/studying | 154 (38.2) | 641 (68.3) | 160 (48.1) | 526 (63.1) |
| Unemployed | 152 (37.7) | 82 (8.7) | 73 (21.9) | 60 (7.2) |
| Retired | 97 (24.1) | 216 (23.0) | 100 (30.0) | 224 (29.3) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 131 (32.5) | 133 (14.2) | 129 (38.7) | 96 (11.6) |
| Married/partnership | 181 (44.9) | 698 (74.3) | 166 (49.9) | 672 (80.9) |
| Divorced | 46 (11.4) | 59 (6.2) | 25 (7.5) | 38 (4.6) |
| Widowed | 45 (11.2) | 49 (5.2) | 13 (3.9) | 25 (3.0) |