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Background and Objectives: We investigated the demographic, social and clinical characteristics associated with employment status and income for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in New Zealand (NZ). Methods: The NZ National MS Prevalence study included all persons resident in NZ on census day 2006 diagnosed with MS (96.7% coverage). Factors associated with employment and income status among the working age population (25-64 years) were identified by linear regression. Results: Over 90% of working age people with MS (n=1727) had a work history, but 54% were not working. Work loss occurred early in the disease course, and at low disability (P
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Pearson, J. F., Alla, S., Clarke, G., Mason, D. F., Anderson, T., Richardson, A., … Taylor, B. V. (2017). Multiple Sclerosis impact on employment and income in New Zealand. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 136(3), 223–232. https://doi.org/10.1111/ane.12714
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