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These results are from the 217 surveyed:
Employment and Life-Style Changes
since Onset of Fibromyalgia
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Total |
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Men |
|
Women |
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| |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Good Health |
77% |
36% |
76% |
53% |
78% |
35% |
Exercise |
59% |
34% |
82% |
41% |
57% |
33% |
Employed |
89% |
24% |
100% |
53% |
89% |
21% |
Household Duties |
88% |
8% |
94% |
24% |
87% |
7% |
Blue-Collar |
9% |
2% |
6% |
6% |
9% |
2% |
White-Collar |
39% |
22% |
29% |
35% |
40% |
21% |
Mid-Mgmt |
20% |
5% |
18% |
6% |
21% |
5% |
Upper Mgmt |
10% |
4% |
12% |
12% |
10% |
4% |
Professional |
37% |
18% |
47% |
29% |
36% |
17% |
Student |
14% |
7% |
18% |
6% |
14% |
7% |
Working from home |
8% |
17% |
6% |
18% |
8% |
17% |
Retirements |
2% |
28% |
6% |
24% |
2% |
28% |

These are the careers as cited by the original 25
survey testers:
Business |
32% |
Education |
16% |
Medicine |
12% |
Computer |
8% |
Library Science |
4% |
Arts |
4% |
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