Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants
From: Occupational safety practice among metal workers in Bangladesh: a community-level study
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
Mean (SD) | 34.89 (10.57), n = 203 | |
Highest Education | ||
No Education | 4 | 1.99 |
Primary | 126 | 62.69 |
Secondary | 55 | 27.36 |
Higher Secondary | 16 | 7.96 |
Occupation | ||
Owner | 148 | 72.91 |
Paid (permanent) | 46 | 22.66 |
Day Labourer | 3 | 1.48 |
Trainee | 6 | 2.96 |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 180 | 88.67 |
Unmarried | 23 | 11.33 |
Monthly Family Income | ||
< 10,000 | 39 | 19.02 |
10,000-14,999 | 67 | 32.68 |
15,000-19,999 | 56 | 27.32 |
> =20,000 | 43 | 20.98 |
Type of Metalworka | ||
Metal cutting | 171 | 83.41 |
Welding | 185 | 90.24 |
Machining | 47 | 22.93 |
Auto Servicing | 22 | 10.73 |
Other | 22 | 10.73 |
Number of workers in factory | ||
Median (IQR) | 3 (5–2), n = 205 | |
1–3 | 122 | 59.51 |
4–10 | 73 | 35.61 |
> 10 | 10 | 4.88 |
Age of factory | ||
Mean (SD) | 13.00 (11.63), n = 205 | |