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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of tailors, 2019, Ethiopia

From: Physical environmental and occupational factors inducing work-related neck and shoulder pains among self-employed tailors of informal sectors in Ethiopia, 2019: results from a community based cross-sectional study

Characteristic (N = 419)

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Sex

 Male

392

93.6

 Female

27

6.4

Age

  < 29 years

152

36.3

 30–39 years

173

41.3

  > 40 years

94

22.4

Marital status

 Single

127

30.3

 Married

258

61.6

 Divorced/widowed/separated

34

8.1

Religion

 Orthodox

242

57.8

 Muslim

126

30.1

 Catholic

14

3.3

 Protestant

37

8.8

Educational Level

 Can read and write

97

23.2

 Primary school (1–8 grades)

150

35.8

 Secondary school (9–12 grades)

134

32.0

 Technical and vocational training

38

9.1

Income (as a monthly salary)

  < 5000 ETB

218

52.0

  > 5000 ETB

201

48.0

Work experience

  ≤ 5 years

218

52.0

  > 5 years

201

48.0

  1. Keys: ETB Ethiopian birr/currency, 1$US 28 ETB, N number