Table 2.
Incidence of pandemic outcomes by disability status (with 2-tail t tests for disability gaps)
Disability | No disability | Disability gap | Hearing impairment | Visual impairment | Cognitive impairment | Mobility impairment | Difficulty dressing or bathing | Difficulty going outside alone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Among employed, any work at home in past 4 weeks due to pandemic | 19.4% | 23.6% | − 4.2%** | 20%** | 17.2%** | 20.8%** | 18.6%** | 17.6%** | 17.4%** |
Among all working age who were employed in past 12 months, unable to work in past 4 weeks because employer lost business due to pandemic | 13.5% | 10.0% | 3.5%** | 11.5%** | 16.2%** | 14.4%** | 13.9%** | 13.1%** | 15.2%** |
If unable to work in past 4 weeks, received pay from employer | 10.7% | 14.5% | − 3.8%** | 10.9%** | 10.3%** | 11.3%** | 9.3%** | 10.0% | 8.7%** |
If not in labor force but employed in past 12 months, was prevented from looking for work in past 4 weeks due to pandemic | 17.0% | 23.1% | − 6.1%** | 17.6% | 15.9% | 17.5%* | 13.6%** | 10.9%** | 14.4%** |
If employed in past 12 months, anyone in household needed medical care but did not get it due to pandemic | 8.0% | 2.4% | 5.6%** | 6.8%** | 6.7%** | 8.7%** | 11.1%** | 11.1%** | 9.7%** |
Results reflect working-age population from May 2020 to June 2021. Significantly different from people without disabilities at *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01