Table 4.
Employment status of respondents in high-risk occupations by gender
| Employment status | Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare and welfare sectors | ||||
| Employers | 106,472 (6.1) | 71,984 (21.4) | 34,488 (2.4) | |
| Self-employed | 41,606 (2.4) | 28,353 (8.4) | 13,253 (0.9) | |
| Unpaid family workers | 4,104 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4,104 (0.3) | |
| Permanent workers | 1,356,084 (77.4) | 216,140 (64.2) | 1,139,944 (80.5) | |
| Temporary workers | 202,193 (11.5) | 19,390 (5.8) | 182,803 (12.9) | |
| Daily workers | 42,401 (2.4) | 621 (0.2) | 41,780 (2.9) | |
| Total | 1,752,860 (100) | 336,488 (100) | 1,416,372 (100) | |
| Other occupational sectors | ||||
| Employers | 1,033,972 (8.2) | 704,234 (10.8) | 329,739 (5.4) | |
| Self-employed | 2,651,095 (21.0) | 1,534,335 (23.5) | 1,116,760 (18.4) | |
| Unpaid family workers | 506,650 (4.0) | 57,424 (0.9) | 449,226 (7.4) | |
| Permanent workers | 6,406,690 (50.9) | 3,536,719 (54.2) | 2,869,970 (47.2) | |
| Temporary workers | 1,603,717 (12.7) | 540,751 (8.3) | 1,062,966 (17.5) | |
| Daily workers | 395,896 (3.1) | 146,284 (2.2) | 249,612 (4.1) | |
| Total | 12,598,019 (100) | 6,519,747 (100) | 6,078,272 (100) | |
Values are presented as number (%).
Data from: The fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey (2017); Sample weights were applied.