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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of building construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

From: Utilization of personal protective equipment and associated factors among building construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percent

Sex

Male

157

76.2

Female

49

23.8

Age

<=30

182

88.3

> 30

24

11.7

Marital status

Married

81

39.3

Single

122

59.2

Divorced

3

1.5

Working hour

< than 5 h

7

3.4

5–6 h

7

3.4

7–8 h

162

78.6

9–10 h

19

9.2

11–12 h

11

5.3

Working experience

≤ 1 year

123

59.7

> 1 & < 5 years

63

30.6

≥5 & <  10 years

15

7.3

≥10 years

5

2.4

Term of employment

Fixed contract

59

28.6

Daily

147

71.4

Level of education

No formal education

62

30.1

Primary

54

26.2

Secondary

49

23.8

College / Above

41

19.9