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ArticleJournal of vocational rehabilitation2023

College Degree Majors and Associated Earnings: Are There Differences Between People with Visual Impairments and the General Population?

Michele C McDonnall, Jennifer L Cmar, Zhen McKnight

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Article in Journal of vocational rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Michele C McDonnallThe National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision, Mississippi State University.
Jennifer L CmarThe National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision, Mississippi State University.
Zhen McKnightThe National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision, Mississippi State University.

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ACL HHS 90RTEM0007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCollege graduates without visual impairments earn more than college graduates with visual impairments. Differences in degree majors obtained or differences in earnings associated with degree majors for the two groups might explain this discrepancy in earnings.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine (a) differences in degree major categories and (b) relationships between degree majors and earnings for college graduates with and without visual impairments.

methodWe obtained data for college-educated, working-age adults from the American Community Survey. We utilized descriptive statistics to compare degree major categories by visual impairment and multiple regression to evaluate predictors of annual earnings for college graduates who worked full-time/full-year.

resultsSmall differences in degree majors obtained were found between college graduates with and without visual impairments. Significant predictors of earnings included 23 out of 25 degree majors and several other demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Effects of three majors and several other variables differed for people with visual impairments.

conclusionPeople with visual impairments were slightly more likely to hold degrees with lower-paying majors and less likely to hold degrees with two higher-paying majors. Regardless of degree major, college graduates with visual impairments had substantially lower average earnings than the general population.

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blindcollege degree majorearningslow visionpostsecondary educationvisual impairment

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PMID38528915
PMCPMC10961939

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