VIDBE-Q Volume 69 Issue 4
Table 1
Sample Characteristics, Employed Participants Under Age 40 (Born After 1980)
Note. N = 121.
Variable n %
Age (in years)
22-29 36 29.8
30-34 41 33.9
35-39 44 36.4
Gender
Female 77 63.6
Male 44 36.4
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latinx 13 10.7
Asian 10 8.3
Black/African American 9 7.4
White 81 66.9
Some Other Race 8 6.6
Education Level
Less than Bachelor's degree 26 21.5
Bachelor's degree 45 37.2
Graduate or professional degree 50 41.3
Level of Vision
Totally blind 74 61.2
Legally blind with minimal functional vision 26 21.5
Legally blind with some functional vision 15 12.4
Low vision, not legally blind 6 5.0
Age of Blindness Onset
Pre-school (ages 0-4) 92 76.0
Primary school (ages 5-11) 13 10.7
Secondary school (ages 12 or older) 16 13.2
Non-Visual Disability
Yes 34 28.1
No 87 71.9
Employment Type
Employer job 106 87.6
Self-employed 6 5.0
Both 9 7.4
Income
< $40,000 45 37.2
$40,000 to <$80,000 52 43.0
$80,000 or more 17 14.0
Prefer not to answer 7 5.8
