Table 3.
Indicators considered for evaluating risk. Note that the categorical values are qualitative weights of each aspect, increasing according to their role determining risk
| Factor | Criterion | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Handler age | >70 years | 1 |
| 60 to 70 years | 2 | |
| 40 to 59 years | 3 | |
| 20 to 39 years | 4 | |
| Education | Technical level | 1 |
| Secondary | 2 | |
| Primary | 3 | |
| None | 4 | |
| Migration | No | 1 |
| Yes | 2 | |
| Knowledge transmission | Family/relative | 1 |
| Employer | 2 | |
| Productivity | 0 | 1 |
| 1–49 | 2 | |
| 50–99 | 3 | |
| 100–299 | 4 | |
| 300–599 | 5 | |
| >600 | 6 | |
| Perception of risk | No difference | 1 |
| Medium positive | 2 | |
| Medium | 3 | |
| Medium negative | 4 | |
| Critic | 5 | |
| Critic negative | 6 | |
| Belonging to an organization | Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 | |
| Mescal market demand | Null | 1 |
| Low | 2 | |
| Intermediate | 3 | |
| High | 4 | |
| Price | High | 1 |
| Low | 2 | |
| Uses | One use | 1 |
| Two uses | 2 | |
| Three uses | 3 | |
| Four uses | 4 | |
| Five uses | 5 | |
| Harmful practices | None | 1 |
| Medium | 2 | |
| High | 3 |