Table 2.
Employment status before and after LT and attitude towards employment
| n (%)* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Employment status before LT | Full time | 30 (45.5) |
| Housewife/student | 3 (4.5) | |
| Retirement pension | 10 (15.2) | |
| Early retirement | 11 (16.7) | |
| Other (sick leave, unemployed, school) | 4 (6.1) | |
| Unclear | 8 (12.1) | |
| Ever being employed after LT | Yes | 19 (28.8) |
| No | 40 (60.6) | |
| Unclear | 7 (10.6) | |
| Employment status if ever employed after LT | Full time | 15 (22.7) |
| Part time | 3 (4.5) | |
| Other | 1 (1.5) | |
| If never employed after LT, reason for not being employed | Retirement pension before LT | 12(18.2) |
| Retirement pension shortly after LT | 3 (4.5) | |
| Early retirement due to liver disease | 14 (21.2) | |
| Early retirement due to other disease | 6 (9.1) | |
| Health reasons without retirement | 1 (1.5) | |
| Own wish | 1 (1.5) | |
| Unemployment | 2 (3.0) | |
| Sick leave | 1 (1.5) | |
| Wish to work or would have worked after LT | Yes | 30 (45.5) |
| No | 28 (42.4) | |
| Unsecure | 1 (1.5) | |
| Unclear | 7 (10.6) | |
*Numbers may not sum to 100% because of rounding
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