Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study workers
Jute mill workers | Garment factory workers | Steel mill workers | Bidi factory workers | Flour mill workers | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (±SD)a | 37.5 (±13.0) | 24.0 (±6.7) | 33.5 (±11.3) | 35.8 (±13.4) | 29.8 (±12.2) | 31.4 (±12.6) |
Sex (%) | ||||||
Male | 63.8 | 46.7 | 69.1 | 38.0 | 81.3 | 53.8 |
Female | 36.2 | 53.3 | 30.9 | 62.0 | 18.7 | 46.2 |
Education (%) | ||||||
Had formal education | 72.4 | 87.3 | 61.4 | 46.1 | 63.0 | 66.8 |
Had no formal education | 27.6 | 12.7 | 38.6 | 53.9 | 37.0 | 33.2 |
Mean years of schooling (±SD) | 4.8 (±3.6) | 5.9 (±3.4) | 3.9 (±3.7) | 2.5 (±3.2) | 3.6 (±3.4) | 4.2 (±3.7) |
Monthly mean income BDT (±SD)b | 4800.0 (±2081.9) | 6336.9 (±2602.9) | 5155.2 (±2672.9) | 2170.4 (±2058.6) | 5071.4 (±2770.2) | 4533.5 (±2924.2) |
Self-rated perceived household economy status in last year (%) | ||||||
Deficit | 53.4 | 24.0 | 46.7 | 60.3 | 60.5 | 47.3 |
Break-even | 39.7 | 44.8 | 40.7 | 34.1 | 26.4 | 37.4 |
Surplus | 6.9 | 31.2 | 12.6 | 5.5 | 13.0 | 15.3 |
Have TB patients at home | 10.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 8.7 |
N | 801 | 1485 | 246 | 1470 | 798 | 4800 |