Table 1. Demographic and employment characteristics of beef meatpacking workers, Nebraska, United States (n = 137).
Characteristica | Number of workers (%) |
---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 76 (55.5) |
Female | 61 (44.5) |
Race/ethnicity | |
White/Caucasian | 10 (7.3) |
Latino/Hispanic | 126 (92.0) |
Other | 1 (<1) |
Current smoking status | |
Non-smoker | 118 (86.7) |
Smoker | 18 (13.2) |
Education | |
Less than high school | 75 (54.7) |
High school or more | 62 (45.3) |
Duration of employment at this plant | |
<1 year | 17 (12.4) |
1–5 years | 46 (33.6) |
5–10 years | 27 (19.7) |
10+ years | 47 (34.3) |
Department/work area | |
Kill floor | 40 (29.2) |
Cut floor | 71 (51.8) |
Box room | 8 (5.8) |
Shipping | 5 (3.6) |
Other | 13 (9.5) |
a Mean age of workers was 44 years (standard deviation: 11 years)