Table 2.
Sociodemographic data, social benefits, and recovery in a sample of workers hospitalized due to COVID-19 at Hospital Municipal Ronaldo Gazolla from August 2021 to November 2021 (n = 1,044), stratified by worker category, Rio de Janeiro, 2023
| Variable | Formal (n = 279) n (%) |
Informal (n = 389) n (%) |
Unemployed (n= 179) n (%) |
Homemaker (n = 197) n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex Male | 186 (66.7) | 272 (69.9) | 117 (65.4) | 0.0 | |||||
| Female | 93 (33.3) | 117 (30.1) | 62 (34.6) | 197 (100.0) | |||||
| Age range (years) | |||||||||
| 18-30 | 35 (12.5) | 29 (7.5) | 28 (15.6) | 6 (3.0) | |||||
| 31-50 | 130 (46.6) | 151 (38.8) | 62 (34.6) | 33 (16.8) | |||||
| > 50 Income | 114 (40.9) | 209 (53.7) | 89 (49.7) | 158 (80.2) | |||||
| 2× minimum wage or more | 106 (40.9) | 113 (34.8) | 6 (3.5) | 16 (10.0) | |||||
| Up to 1.5× minimum wage | 153 (59.1) | 140 (43.1) | 41 (23.8) | 89 (55.6) | |||||
| None or precarious Social benefits |
0.0 | 72 (22.2) | 125 (72.7) | 55 (34.4) | |||||
| None | 242 (86.7) | 277 (71.4) | 107 (59.8) | 81 (41.1) | |||||
| Auxílio Brasil | 0.0 | 17 (4.4) | 22 (12.3) | 24 (12.2) | |||||
| Auxílio Emergencial | 0.0 | 14 (3.6) | 17 (9.5) | 12 (6.1) | |||||
| Retirement | 16 (5.7) | 28 (7.2) | 0.0 | 15 (7.6) | |||||
| Pension | 0.0 | 3 (0.8) | 2 (1.1) | 26 (13.2) | |||||
| Benefício de Prestação Continuada | 0.0 | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 6 (3.0) | |||||
| Temporary disability insurance (sickness benefits) | 3 (1.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Unemployment benefits Recovery |
0.0 | 1 (0.3) | 2 (1.1) | 0.0 | |||||
| Discharge | 192 (68.8) | 244 (62.7) | 106 (59.2) | 79 (40.1) | |||||
| Death | 87 (31.2) | 145 (37.3) | 73 (40.8) | 118 (59.9) | |||||