Table 3.
Woodworkers of plant A: interviews results.
| Variable | Response | |
|---|---|---|
| General | Number of workers | 35 |
| Sex- Male | 30 | |
| Age (mean) | 41 | |
| Work | Years of work (mean) | 13.5 (max 47) |
| Workplace exposure to As | Non- exposed | 4 |
| Low exposure | 9 | |
| Moderate exposure | 10 | |
| High exposure | 12 | |
| Use of personal protective equipment | yes | 30 |
| Perception of risk exposure at workplace | Dust | 27 |
| noise | 20 | |
| chemicals | 25 | |
| paintwork | 7 | |
| fuel | 11 | |
| none | 2 | |
| Diet | ||
| Cereal | rice | 32 |
| corn | 1 | |
| others | 2 | |
| Fish | yes | 29 |
| once a month | 4 | |
| once every two weeks | 5 | |
| once a week | 15 | |
| more than once a week | 6 | |
| Shellfish | yes | 4 |
| Beef | yes | 34 |
| once-twice a week | 8 | |
| three to five times a week | 16 | |
| five to everyday | 6 | |
| Chicken | yes | 35 |
| once-twice a week | 14 | |
| three to five times a week | 17 | |
| five to everyday | 6 | |
| Drinking water | bottled | 23 |
| tap | 15 | |
| well | 2 | |
| Water for cooking | bottled | 0 |
| tap | 33 | |
| well | 2 | |
| Free time | ||
| Hobby | gardening | 13 |
| carpentry | 12 | |
| mechanics | 7 | |
| paintings | 14 | |
| Perception of exposure | solvents | 10 |
| pesticides | 7 | |
| welding metals | 4 | |
| Home | ||
| Heating sources | wood | 23 |
| electric | 24 | |
| fuels | 4 | |
| Smoke habits | current smoker | 10 |
| ex-smoker | 9 | |
| Alcohol consumption | yes | 28 |
| everyday | 1 | |
| weekends | 15 | |
| occasionally | 14 | |
| Type | wine | 12 |
| beer | 19 | |
| whisky | 5 | |
| others | 2 |