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

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

  Other^a

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

  Other^a

47 (15.1)

189 (12.0)

3.1

0.14