Table 4 Characteristics of occupational cleaning activities
Characteristic | N = 9 (%) |
|---|---|
Person who purchases cleaning products used at work | |
I purchase my own cleaning products (write-in cleaning place/location: “exclusive store cleaning products”) | 1 (11.1%) |
Boss or homeowner purchases them (cleaning place/locations: “House room,” “house,” “all”) | 4 (44.4%) |
The company provides the products (cleaning place/location: “school / apartments,” “does not know” and “apartment”) | 4 (44.4%) |
Other | 0 |
Frequency of changing cleaning product brands at work | |
never | 4 (44.4%) |
hardly ever (every few months) | 4 (44.4%) |
sometimes (monthly) | 1 (11.1%) |
all of the time (weekly) | 0 |
most of the time (every few weeks) | 0 |
Reason for choosing products | |
The products are provided for me, so I don’t have a choice | 7 (77.8%) |
I choose what smells good | 1 (11.1%) |
I choose the products that I know work | 2 (22.2%) |
I choose based on the ingredients | 1 (11.1%) |
Other | 1 (11.1%) |
I choose based on price | 0 |
All that apply | 0 |
Cleaning with others | |
people I met on the job | 5 (55.6%) |
friends | 3 (33.3%) |
no one else | 3 (33.3%) |
family members | 0 |
kids under age 18 | 0 |
spouse/partner | 0 |
other | 0 |
Clean with (# of other people) | |
1–4 other people | 6 (66.7%) |
none/alone | 2 (22.2%) |
5–10 other people | 1 (11.1%) |
11 or more other people | 0 |