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Table 1 Characteristics of the ‘with disability’ group

From: Assessing the relative importance of key quality of life dimensions for people with and without a disability: an empirical ranking comparison study

Characteristics

Self-reported (n = 208)

Proxy-reported (n = 202)

With disability (n = 410)

Test of difference (self vs proxy-reported)

Onset of disability: n (%)

    

 Birth

29 (13.94)

41 (20.30)

70 (17.07)

X2 = 2.92, p = 0.09

 Acquired

179 (86.06)

161 (79.70)

340 (82.93)

 

Type of disability: n (%)

    

 Intellectual

37 (17.79)

47 (23.27)

84 (20.49)

 

 Physical

136 (65.38)

109 (53.96)

245 (59.76)

X2 = 5.57, p = 0.06

 Both intellectual and physical

35 (16.83)

46 (22.77)

81 (19.76)

 
  1. X2 is a Chi-squared test