Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of n = 1118 ready-made garment workers
Characteristics | Total n (%) | Women only n (%) | Men only n (%) | Younger groupa n (%) | Older groupa n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
 Female | 797 (71.3) | 797 (100) | - | 433 (71.0) | 364 (71.7) |
 Male | 321 (28.7) | - | 321 (100) | 177 (29.0) | 144 (28.3) |
Age, mean (SD) | 26.2 (7.2) | 26.3 (7.4) | 26.1 (6.9) | 21.0 (2.6) | 32.5 (6.0) |
Highest level of education | |||||
 No formal education | 190 (17.0) | 155 (19.4) | 35 (10.9) | 58 (9.5) | 132 (26.0) |
 Grade 1–5 | 527 (47.1) | 384 (48.2) | 143 (44.5) | 292 (47.9) | 235 (46.3) |
 Grade 6–10 | 330 (29.5) | 219 (27.5) | 111 (34.6) | 213 (34.9) | 117 (23.0) |
 Lower secondary exam (matric/SSC) | 47 (4.2) | 28 (3.5) | 19 (5.9) | 33 (5.4) | 14 (2.8) |
 Higher secondary exam (Intermediate/HSC) | 20 (1.8) | 8 (1.0) | 12 (3.7) | 14 (2.3) | 6 (1.2) |
 Bachelor’s degree | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) |
 Postgraduate degree | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
Marital status | |||||
 Married | 738 (66.0) | 524 (65.7) | 214 (66.7) | 313 (51.3) | 425 (83.7) |
 Separated or divorced | 64 (5.7) | 60 (7.5) | 4 (1.2) | 27 (4.4) | 37 (7.3) |
 Never married | 281 (25.1) | 178 (22.3) | 103 (32.1) | 267 (43.8) | 14 (2.8) |
 Husband/wife died | 35 (3.1) | 35 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.5) | 32 (6.3) |
Currently smoking tobacco products | |||||
 Yes | 279 (25.0) | 146 (18.3) | 133 (41.4) | 94 (15.4) | 185 (36.4) |
 No | 839 (75.0) | 651 (81.7) | 188 (58.6) | 516 (84.6) | 323 (63.6) |