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Table 2 Unadjusted employment and health status by age and intellectual impairment status

From: The association between employment status and health among British adults with and without intellectual impairments: cross-sectional analyses of a cohort study

Age

Intellectual impairment status

Employment status

Health status

Full time employed

Part time employed

Unemployed or economically inactive

‘Poor’ or ‘fair’ self-rated health

Potential mental health problem

26

ID

33.7%

12.7%

54.7%

49.1%

40.7%

BIF

45.1%

10.1%

44.8%

40.3%

32.9%

Others

62.1%

8.2%

29.7%

28.2%

21.5%

30

ID

38.1%

22.1%

39.8%

37.4%

35.8%

BIF

47.4%

21.7%

30.9%

33.2%

28.6%

Others

61.5%

18.0%

20.5%

22.1%

19.3%

34

ID

38.3%

34.9%

39.8%

62.4%

33.4%

BIF

43.6%

33.0%

23.4%

55.5%

27.6%

Others

55.2%

27.9%

16.9%

40.3%

20.4%

38

ID

36.6%

29.9%

33.6%

40.0%

n/a

BIF

42.6%

28.6%

28.9%

35.1%

n/a

Others

53.9%

25.8%

20.4%

24.4%

n/a

42

ID

36.0%

19.4%

44.6%

40.6%

44.8%

BIF

46.3%

18.8%

34.9%

33.9%

35.6%

Others

58.4%

19.7%

21.9%

22.2%

26.3%

  1. Notes: ID intellectual disability, BIF borderline intellectual functioning