Table 1.
General description of the sample population. Number (n) and percentage (%) of socio-economic and employment conditions and employment profile variables by sex, in Central America, 2011
| Women | Men | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Country | ||||||
| Guatemala | 1,100 | 25.7 | 1,348 | 29.7 | 2,448 | 27.7 |
| El Salvador | 681 | 15.9 | 748 | 16.5 | 1,429 | 16.2 |
| Honduras | 807 | 18.8 | 716 | 15.8 | 1,523 | 17.3 |
| Nicaragua | 849 | 19.8 | 559 | 12.3 | 1,408 | 16.0 |
| Costa Rica | 505 | 11.8 | 633 | 13.9 | 1,138 | 12.9 |
| Panamá | 340 | 7.9 | 536 | 11.8 | 876 | 9.9 |
| Age | ||||||
| 18-30 years | 1,803 | 42.1 | 1,768 | 38.9 | 3,571 | 40.5 |
| 31-50 years | 1,858 | 43.4 | 1,991 | 43.8 | 3,849 | 43.6 |
| more than 50 years | 620 | 14.5 | 783 | 17.2 | 1,403 | 15.9 |
| Occupation a | ||||||
| Management, scientific technicians or professionals | 317 | 7.4 | 185 | 4.1 | 502 | 5.7 |
| Support technicians or professionals | 168 | 3.9 | 189 | 4.2 | 357 | 4.0 |
| Clerical workers | 421 | 9.8 | 264 | 5.8 | 685 | 7.8 |
| Services workers | 391 | 9.1 | 383 | 8.4 | 774 | 8.8 |
| Vendors | 1,985 | 46.4 | 1,178 | 25.9 | 3,163 | 25.9 |
| Fishers, rangers or farmers | 27 | 0.6 | 180 | 4.0 | 207 | 2.3 |
| Artisans, skilled industrial or machinery operators | 619 | 14.5 | 1,647 | 36.3 | 2,266 | 25.7 |
| Unskilled workers | 353 | 8.2 | 514 | 11.3 | 867 | 9.8 |
| Social security coverage a | ||||||
| Yes | 1,303 | 30.7 | 1,493 | 33.3 | 2,796 | 32.0 |
| No | 2,937 | 69.3 | 2,991 | 66.7 | 5,928 | 68.0 |
| Employment relations | ||||||
| Employees | 1,873 | 43.7 | 2,166 | 47.7 | 4,039 | 45.8 |
| Self-employed | 1,592 | 37.2 | 1,416 | 31.2 | 3,008 | 34.1 |
| Employers with fewer than 5 employees | 817 | 19.1 | 959 | 21.1 | 1,776 | 20.1 |
| Type of contract (for employees) a | ||||||
| Written contract | 1,170 | 62.9 | 1,284 | 59.8 | 2,454 | 61.3 |
| Oral or without contract | 689 | 37.1 | 863 | 40.2 | 1,552 | 38.7 |
| Employment profiles a | ||||||
| Employees | ||||||
| Social security coverage | ||||||
| Written contract | 986 | 23.3 | 1,094 | 24.5 | 2,080 | 23.9 |
| Oral or without contract | 168 | 4.0 | 196 | 4.4 | 364 | 4.2 |
| No social security coverage | ||||||
| Written contract | 183 | 4.3 | 189 | 4.2 | 372 | 4.3 |
| Oral or without contract | 517 | 12.2 | 664 | 14.9 | 1,181 | 13.6 |
| Self-employed | ||||||
| Social security coverage | 89 | 2.1 | 116 | 2.6 | 205 | 2.4 |
| No social security coverage | 1,468 | 34.7 | 1,261 | 28.2 | 2,729 | 31.4 |
| Employers with fewer than 5 employees | ||||||
| Social security coverage | 53 | 1.3 | 79 | 1.8 | 132 | 1.5 |
| No social security coverage | 761 | 18.0 | 867 | 19.4 | 1,628 | 18.7 |
| Total | 4,282 | 48.5 | 4,541 | 51.5 | 8,823 | 100.0 |
aThere are 2 missing values for occupation, 99 for social security coverage, 33 for type of contract and 132 for employment profiles