Labour Market Experiences of People with Seeing Difficulties

Secondary Analysis of LFS data

Meager N, Carta E |   | Royal National Institute of Blind People | Aug 2008

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This study uses data from the UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) to look at the labour market situation and experiences of 'people with a seeing difficulty'.

The report explores:

  • individual demographics: characteristics of the population of people with seeing difficulties
  • economic activity and employment characteristics
  • multivariate analysis: factors influencing the likelihood of being in work
  • earnings
  • state benefits.

An executive summary of the report is available here: http://www.rnib.org.uk/sites/default/files/2008_9_Labour_Force_Summary_PDF.pdf