Table 2 Socioeconomic characteristic of the respondents and illness reported by the respondents
From: Occupational hazards and health cost of women cotton pickers in Pakistani Punjab
Characteristics | Number of cotton pickers (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Bt cotton households | Non-Bt cotton households | |
Age group (years) | ||
14–30 | 67 (34) | 29 (39)* |
31–40 | 56 (29) | 16 (22)* |
Above 40 | 73 (37) | 29 (39) |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 67 (34) | 43 (58)** |
Literate | 129 (66) | 31 (42)** |
Cotton picking experience (years) | ||
1–5 | 45 (23) | 18 (24) |
6–10 | 38 (19) | 16 (22) |
11–15 | 45 (23) | 6 (8)** |
Above 15 | 68 (35) | 34 (46)** |
Household monthly income (US$) | ||
Below 118 | 142 (72) | 26 (35)** |
118–175 | 45 (23) | 42 (57)** |
Above 175 | 9 (5) | 6 (8)** |
Illness due to cotton picking (No.) | ||
No effect | 77 (39) | 25 (34)* |
One | 51 (26) | 21 (28) |
Two | 39 (20) | 15 (20) |
Three | 12 (6) | 6 (8) |
Four or above | 17 (9) | 7 (10) |