Table 2. Prevalence of high stress level in motorcycle taxi drivers (N = 800) according to sociodemographic and occupational characteristics, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil, 2017.

Variable	n	P (%)	p *	PR	CI95%
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age group
≥ 36 years (n = 338)	196	58.0	< 0.001	1.00	-
Up to 35 years (n = 462)	178	38.5		0.66	0.57-0.76
Educational level
High school/Higher education (n = 528)	200	37.8	< 0.001	1.00	-
Elementary School (n = 272)	174	63.9		1.69	1.46-1.94
Marital status
With partner (n = 503)	254	50.5	< 0.007	1.00	-
Without partner (a) (n = 297)	120	40.4		1.24	1.06-1.47
Self-reported race/skin color
Non-black (n = 328)	122	37.2	< 0.001	1.00	-
Black (n = 472)	252	53.4		1.43	1.21-1.69
Mototaxi driver monthly income
> 2 minimum wages (n = 672)	322	47.9	< 0.001	1.00	-
≤ 2 minimum wages (n = 128)	52	40.6		0.84	0.67-1.06
Occupational characteristics
Workday
Working time in years
≤ 7 years (n = 461)	153	33.2	< 0.001	1.00	-
> 7 years (n = 339)	221	65.1		1.96	1.68-2.28
Number of working hours per day
≤ 8 hours (n = 218)	44	20.1	< 0.001	1.00	-
> 8 hours (n = 582)	330	56.7		2.80	2.13-3.69
Rest break
Yes (n = 365)	88	24.1	< 0.001	1.00	-
No (n = 435)	286	65.7		2.72	2.24-3.31
Occupational stressors
Control over work
High (n = 327)	22	6.7	< 0.001	1.00	-
Low (n = 473)	352	74.4		11.06	7.36-16.62
Psychological demand
High (n = 295)	130	44.7	0.251	1.00	-
Low (n = 505)	244	48.3		1.09	0.93-1.28
Social support at work
High social support (n = 342)	41	11.9	< 0.001	1.00	-
Low social support (n = 458)	333	72.7		6.06	4.52-8.12
Overcommitment to work
Absent (n = 391)	157	40.1	< 0.001	1.00	-
Present (n = 409)	217	53.0		1.32	1.13-1.53

^* p obtained by Pearson's chi-square test; P - Prevalence; PR - prevalence ratio; 95% CI - 95% confidence interval.