Table 2.
Work status of male and female participants with visual impairment in the age group 18 to 67 years (n = 574) compared with the Norwegian general population
| Work status | Visual impairment n (%) | General populationb n (%) | Difference | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | ||||
| Employed | 134 (51.2) | 1314 (79.2) | − 28.0 | < 0.001 |
| Full-time | 82 (31.3) | 1059 (63.8) | − 32.5 | < 0.001 |
| Part-time | 42 (16.0) | 145 (8.7) | 7.3 | 0.001 |
| Self-employed | 10 (3.8) | 108 (6.5) | − 2.7 | 0.09 |
| Unemployed | 10 (3.8) | 57 (4.1) | − 0.3 | 0.74 |
| Outside the work force | 118 (45.0) | 288 (17.4) | 27.6 | < 0.001 |
| Disability benefits | 88 (33.6) | 128 (7.7) | 25.9 | < 0.001 |
| Othera | 30 (11.5) | 160 (9.6) | 1.9 | 0.37 |
| Females | ||||
| Employed | 119 (38.1) | 1184 (74.8) | − 36.7 | < 0.001 |
| Full-time | 55 (17.6) | 741 (46.8) | − 29.2 | < 0.001 |
| Part-time | 59 (18.9) | 387 (24.5) | − 5.6 | 0.07 |
| Self-employed | 5 (1.6) | 51 (3.2) | − 1.6 | 0.11 |
| Unemployed | 10 (3.2) | 40 (3.3) | − 0.1 | 0.46 |
| Outside the work force | 183 (58.7) | 358 (22.6) | 36.1 | < 0.001 |
| Disability benefits | 136 (43.6) | 169 (10.7) | 32.9 | < 0.001 |
| Othera | 47 (15.1) | 189 (12.0) | 3.1 | 0.14 |
a participants under education, early retirement, home workers, or other statuses not encompassed by any of the listed categories; b numbers are weighted to represent the total working-age population in Norway, and presented per 1000 persons; * p-value derived from Pearson’s chi-squared tests. Data from the general population are available on the following web-sites: https://www.ssb.no/statbank/table/05111/tableViewLayout1/; https://www.ssb.no/statbank/table/11132/tableViewLayout1/;