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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ind Med. 2012 May 24;56(1):100–110. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22071

Table III.

Sample demographic and occupational characteristics

Demographic and occupational characteristics Total sample
n %
Gender Male 56 42.4
Female 76 57.6
Age (years) 18–25 15 11.4
26–35 59 44.7
36–45 37 28.0
46–56 16 12.1
56 or older 2 1.5
No information 3 2.3
Marital Status Single 54 40.9
Married or cohabiting 71 53.8
Divorced 5 3.8
Widow/widower 1 0.8
No information 1 0.8
Level of education Primary 8 6.1
High school 38 28.8
Technical 24 18.2
University or higher 62 47.0
Number of economic dependants None 38 28.8
1 to 3 80 60.6
4 or more 13 9.9
No information 1 0.8
Type of job Manager/supervision 52 39.4
Professional/technician 25 18.9
Clerk/assistant 25 18.9
Blue collar 30 22.7
Type of contract Temporary 37 28.0
Permanent 82 62.1
No information 12 9.1
Self -employed 1 0.8
Number of daily working hours < 8 9 6.8
8–10 106 80.3
11–15 10 7.6
>16 0 0.0
No information 7 5.3