Greek Employers’ Attitudes to Employing People with Disabilities: Effects of the Type of Disability

Table 1. 

RanksnMean rankSum of ranksMental Disability – Physical DisabilityMental Disability < Physical Disability (Negative Ranks)0.00.00Mental Disability > Physical Disability (Positive Ranks)6734.002278.00Mental Disability = Physical Disability (Ties)32Total99Mental Disability – Mobility ImpairmentMental Disability < Mobility Disability (Negative Ranks)1424.00336.00Mental Disability > Mobility Disability (Positive Ranks)3928.081095.00Mental Disability = Mobility Disability (Ties)45Total98Mental Disability – BlindnessMental Disability < Blindness (Negative Ranks)2024.63492.50Mental Disability > Blindness (Positive Ranks)2925.26732.50Mental Disability = Blindness (Ties)19Total68Mental Disability –DeafnessMental Disability < Deafness (Negative Ranks)829.88239.00Mental Disability > Deafness (Positive Ranks)5733.441906.00Mental Disability = Deafness (Ties)15Total80

Table 2. 

Mental Disability – Physical DisabilityMental Disability – Mobility ImpairmentMental Disability – BlindnessMental Disability – DeafnessZ−7,228^*−3,444^*−1,239^*−5,638^*Wilcoxon signed-rank test asymptomatic significance level (2-tailed)0.0000.0010.2150.000*Based on negative ranks.

Table 3. 

Physical DisabilityMobility ImpairmentBlindnessDeafnessNoYesTotalNoYesTotalNoYesTotalNoYesTotalMental DisabilityNo19506940286863568541468Yes030309213017133062430Total198099494998801898603898

Table 4. 

Mental Disability* Physical DisabilityValuedfAsymptomatic significance (2-sided)Pearson χ²10.2231.001(a) 0 cells (0%) have expected count less than 5. (b) The minimum expected count is 5.76.Mental Disability* Mobility ImpairmentValuedfAsymptomatic significance (2-sided)Pearson χ²6.9181.009(a) 0 cells (0%) have expected count less than 5. (b) The minimum expected count is 15.Mental Disability* BlindnessValuedfAsymptomatic significance (2-sided)Pearson χ²17.9731.000(a) 0 cells (0%) have expected count less than 5. (b) The minimum expected count is 5.51.Mental Disability* DeafnessValuedfAsymptomatic significance (2-sided)Pearson χ²30.9501.000(a) 0 cells (0%) have expected count less than 5. (b) The minimum expected count is 11.63.*against.

Table 5. 

Mean rankAbility to workOpportunity to workAttitudes to employing people with disabilitiesnKendall's Wχ²dfAsymptomatic significanceLearning disability2.131.312.56910.53597.28220.000Depression2.151.412.44940.42479.65720.000Schizophrenia2.211.342.46950.49894.56820.000Renal disease2.061.612.32970.25950.19620.000Thalassaemia2.031.682.30960.21942.11820.000Diabetes1.921.782.30970.19638.02820.000Blindness2.091.272.64920.642118.14720.000Deafness2.091.372.55970.541104.93720.000Mobility impairment2.031.442.54960.42581.67820.000