Table 1 Socio-demographic and work characteristics of the study population according to mine license status
Mine license status | Mine ID number | Sample population | Age (years) | Male (%) | High school completed (%) | Living with partners (%) | Total # months ever worked in ASGM | Total # months worked in current ASGM site | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Range | Mean (SD) | Median | Range | Mean (SD) | Median | Range | ||||||
Licensed Mines | 1 | 33 | 34.1 | 13.4 | 17–72 | 100 | 33.3 | 63.6 | 69 (83) | 36 | 1–288 | 47 (59) | 24 | 1–240 |
2 | 63 | 34.8 | 10.0 | 19–60 | 79.4 | 22.2 | 58.7 | 66 (75) | 36 | 1–360 | 37 (47) | 17 | 1–180 | |
3 | 65 | 37.2 | 11.4 | 20–65 | 75.4 | 18.4 | 76.9 | 83 (80) | 48 | 1–336 | 54 (58) | 36 | 1–240 | |
4 | 84 | 30.9 | 8.8 | 18–55 | 100 | 23.8 | 63.1 | 67 (70) | 51 | 1–360 | 41 (43) | 24 | 1–240 | |
5 | 49 | 33.7 | 11.5 | 19–66 | 98 | 44.9 | 75.5 | 60 (70) | 24 | 1–276 | 48 (58) | 24 | 1–180 | |
Sub-Total | 295 | 34.0 | 10.8 | 17–72 | 89.8 | 26.8 | 67.5 | 70 (75) | 42 | 1–360 | 45 (53) | 24 | 1–240 | |
Un-licensed Mines | 6 | 19 | 24.5 | 8.5 | 17–47 | 100 | 31.6 | 26.4 | 49 (74) | 24 | 1–300 | 24 (32) | 12 | 1–132 |
7 | 16 | 32.6 | 9.3 | 22–58 | 100 | 43.8 | 37.5 | 70 (54) | 48 | 4–168 | 59 (52) | 36 | 4–168 | |
8 | 19 | 34.0 | 10.4 | 17–54 | 100 | 36.9 | 73.7 | 92 (63) | 78 | 1–216 | 52 (59) | 24 | 1–180 | |
9 | 56 | 36.3 | 8.9 | 22–57 | 96.4 | 28.6 | 76.7 | 119 (102) | 120 | 1–360 | 83 (95) | 24 | 1–288 | |
Sub-Total | 109 | 33.2 | 10.0 | 17–58 | 98.2 | 33.1 | 61.4 | 94 (89) | 60 | 1–360 | 63 (78) | 24 | 1–288 | |
Combined | 404 | 33.8 | 10.6 | 17–72 | 92.1 | 28.5 | 65.8 | 76 (80) | 48 | 1–360 | 50 (61) | 24 | 1–288 | |