Occupations and means of living in adults with cerebral palsy or meningomyelocele during two decades in Sweden

Group AGroup B198319971997Socio-economic groupn%n%n%Employers0013Higher grade officials4725517Lower grade officials15271740413Workers16291229620Students101825517Not working or studying1018921930Total551004210030100Note: A (1983), A (1997) and B (1997) respectively, according to working or studying and not working or studying: A (1983) vs A(1997) not significant, A (1983) vs B (1997) not significant, A (1997) vs B (1997) not significant.

Group AGroup B198319971997Categoryn%n%n%Work with subsidies: 100%61161441350–75%61141062025%12250Work with no wage subsidies22401945620Not working203611261447Total551004210030100

1983Categoryn%Content2674Partly content823Not content13Note: 20 subjects in Group A did not work in 1983.

Group AGroup BCategoryn%n%Work tasks:Content22711594Partly content00Not content92916Work environment:Content20651063Partly content016Not content1135531Social support:Content28901594Partly content016Not content3100Note: 31 subjects of 42 worked in 1997 (Group A) and 16 subjects of 30 (Group B) worked in 1997.

198319971997Group AGroup AGroup BCategoryn%n%n%Sick-leave 100%2400Sick-leave 25–50%03713Disability pension 100%47819620Disability pension 25–75%132416381137Study contribution 50–100%7130517Unemployment benefit 50–100%24013Social service 50–100%12027Missing35120No contribution23421433413Total:551004210030100Note: A (1983), A (1997) and B (1997) respectively, according to contribution from state or community and no contribution from state or community: A (1983) vs A(1997) not significant, A (1983) vs B (1997) p<0.01 A (1997) vs B (1997) p<0.05. According to disability pension and no disability pension A (1983) vs A (1997) p<0.01, A (1983) vs B (1997) p<0.05 and A (1997) vs B (1997) not significant.