Table 1 Background characteristics of textile workers
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 19 (9.2) |
 Female | 188 (90.8) |
Age (year) | |
  ≤ 30 | 61 (29.5) |
 31–40 | 52 (25.1) |
 41–50 | 56 (27.1) |
  > 50 | 38 (18.4) |
Mean ± SD (38.8 ± 11.2) years, Minimum 18 years, Maximum 60 years | |
Educational status | |
 Read and write | 3 (1.4) |
 Primary school education | 18 (8.7) |
 Middle school education | 62 (30.0) |
 High school education | 93 (44.9) |
 College or University | 11 (5.3) |
 Graduate and above | 20 (9.7) |
Current department | |
 Weaving | 78 (37.7) |
 Knitting | 24 (11.6) |
 Carding | 13 (6.3) |
 Spinning | 40 (19.3) |
 Twisting | 40 (19.3) |
 Opening | 12 (5.8) |
Duration of service in current department (year) | |
  ≤ 5 | 54 (26.1) |
 6–10 | 54 (26.1) |
 11–15 | 16 (7.7) |
  > 15 | 83 (40.1) |
 Mean ± SD (13.4 ± 10.6) years, Minimum 0.5 year, Maximum 39.0 years | |
Smoking status | |
 No | 199 (96.1) |
 Yes | 8 (3.9) |