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Table 1 Characteristics of the three respondent groups; percentages within parentheses
Variables | Categories | License | License–VFL | No-license | Total | p value | χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 42 (52.5) | 19 (20.9) | 44 (16.6) | 105 (24.1) | 0.000 | 43.95*** |
Male | 38 (47.5) | 72 (79.1) | 221 (83.4) | 331 (75.9) | |||
Total | 80 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 436 (100.0) | |||
Number in age group | 20–49 years | 41 (51.3) | 11 (12.1) | 33 (12.5) | 85 (19.5) | 0.000 | 70.83*** |
50–69 years | 32 (40.0) | 55 (60.4) | 134 (50.6) | 221 (50.7) | |||
70–95 years | 7 (8.8) | 25 (27.5) | 98 (37.0) | 130 (29.8) | |||
Total | 80 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 436 (100.0) | |||
Residence | City > 50,000 | 39 (48.8) | 32 (35.2) | 93 (35.1) | 164 (37.6) | 0.227 | 8.15 |
City 10,000–50,000 | 21 (26.3) | 22 (24.2) | 68 (25.7) | 111 (25.5) | |||
Town 200–9999 | 9 (11.3) | 17 (18.7) | 39 (14.7) | 65 (14.9) | |||
Countryside/rural | 11 (13.8) | 20 (22.0) | 65 (24.5) | 96 (22.0) | |||
Total | 80 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 436 (100.0) | |||
Employment | Worker/student | 56 (70.0) | 43 (47.3) | 93 (35.1) | 192 (44.0) | 0.000 | 30.86*** |
Unemployed/long-term sick/retired/otherb | 24 (30.0) | 48 (52.8) | 172 (64.9) | 244 (56.0) | |||
Total | 80 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 436 (100.0) | |||
Highest educationª | Lower secondary school (age 7–15) | 2 (2.5) | 7 (7.7) | 30 (11.3) | 39 (8.9) | 0.066 | 11.83 |
Upper secondary school (age 16–18) | 18 (22.5) | 25 (27.5) | 78 (29.4) | 121 (27.8) | |||
Further education (other than university) | 18 (22.5) | 21 (23.1) | 65 (24.5) | 104 (23.9) | |||
Higher education (e.g., university) | 42 (52.5) | 38 (41.8) | 92 (34.7) | 172 (39.5) | |||
Total | 80 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 436 (100.0) | |||
Accommodation | Apartment | 33 (41.3) | 24 (26.4) | 88 (33.2) | 145 (33.3) | 0.120 | 4.25 |
Detached or terraced house/otherb | 47 (58.8) | 67 (73.6) | 177 (66.8) | 291 (66.7) | |||
Total | 80 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 436 (100.0) | |||
Family situationc | Single without children | 19 (23.8) | 15 (16.5) | 54 (20.4) | 88 (20.2) | 0.456 | 5.71 |
Single with children | 3 (3.8) | 2 (2.2) | 15 (5.7) | 20 (4.6) | |||
Cohabiting without children | 33 (41.3) | 48 (52.8) | 132 (49.8) | 213 (48.9) | |||
Cohabiting with children | 25 (31.3) | 26 (28.6) | 64 (24.2) | 115 (26.4) | |||
Total | 80 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 436 (100.0) | |||
Number of cars in household | No car | 8 (10.1) | 4 (4.4) | 35 (13.2) | 47 (10.8) | 0.021 | 11.60* |
One car | 37 (46.8) | 38 (41.8) | 135 (50.9) | 210 (48.3) | |||
More than one car | 34 (43.0) | 49 (53.9) | 95 (35.9) | 178 (40.9) | |||
Total | 79 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 435 (100.0) | |||
Diagnosis | Stroke (only) | 13 (16.3) | 33 (36.3) | 105 (39.6) | 151 (34.6) | 0.000 | 127.82*** |
Diabetes (only) | 56 (70.0) | 8 (8.8) | 35 (13.2) | 99 (22.7) | |||
Glaucoma (only) | 7 (8.8) | 35 (38.5) | 94 (35.5) | 136 (31.2) | |||
Combined and/or other diagnosis | 4 (5.0) | 15 (16.5) | 31 (11.7) | 50 (11.5) |