6. Focus Group Participants
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The following provides a description of the RNZFB members that took part in Focus groups on the Costs of Blindness.
Youth Members Focus Group
- Seven member participants and one support person
- All aged between 17-25 years
- All school leavers
- Four male, four female participants
- Six pakeha/other, one Maori and one Pacific Islands participant
- Five employed (part-time and full time) and three students (part time and full time)
Parents of Blind/ Vision Impaired Child members
- Eight participants
- Two male, six female
- Six Pakeha, one other and one Maori participant
- Two children of pre-school age, four children primary/intermediate school and two children attending secondary school.
Middle/ Working Aged Group Members
- Nine member participants and one support person
- All aged between 26-64 years
- Five male, four female
- Two self employed, three employed, four unemployed
- Five Pakeha/other, two Maori and two Pacific Islands participants
Older Aged Members
- Ten participants and two support persons
- All aged 65 years and older
- Six male, six female
- Eight Pakeha/other, three Maori and one Pacific Islands participants