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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Informal workplaces and their comparative effects on the health of street vendors and home-based garment workers in Yangon, Myanmar: a qualitative study

 

SV (N = 24)

HBGW (N = 23)

 

Mean [range]

Age (years)

34.54 [18–57]

36.26 [20–56]

Length of employment (years)

10.61 [1–40]

6.24 [0.5–25]

Number of Children

1.51 [0–5]

1.3 [0–4]

 

N(%)

Gender

 Female

16 (66.67)

22 (95.65)

 Male

8 (33.33)

1 (4.35)

Education

 Elementary or lower

13 (54.17)

5 (21.74)

 Middle school

5 (20.83)

7 (30.43)

 High school or higher

6 (25)

11 (47.83)

Marital Status

 Single

6 (25)

7 (30.43)

 Married

15 (62.5)

13 (56.52)

 Divorced or widowed

3 (12.5)

3 (13.05)

Migrant Status

 Yangon resident

8 (33.33)

8 (34.78)

 Migrant

16 (66.67)

15 (65.22)

Housing Type

 Rental

17 (71.9)

14 (60.87)

 Informal Housing

0 (0)

6 (26.09)

 Family-owned

7 (29.1)

3 (13.04)

Family Type

 Nuclear

11 (45.8)

11 (47.83)

 Extended

13 (54.2)

12 (52.17)

Employment Status

 Self-employed

22 (91.67)

10 (43.48)

 Wage-employed

1 (4.17)

2 (8.7)

 Contributing family Member

1 (4.17)

3 (13.04)

 Subcontracted

0 (0)

8 (34.78)