Table 1 Sociodemographic and workplace characteristics of the studied workers at two steel factories in Egypt, 2021 (n = 606)
Characteristic | Frequency (no.) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
<30 | 58 | 9.6 |
30– < 40 | 334 | 55.1 |
40– < 50 | 145 | 23.9 |
≥ 50 | 69 | 11.4 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 150 | 24.8 |
Urban | 456 | 75.2 |
Highest educational attainment | ||
Never been to school | 12 | 2.5 |
Basic education | 48 | 7.9 |
High school | 363 | 59.9 |
Higher education | 180 | 29.7 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 61 | 10.1 |
Married | 527 | 87.0 |
Divorced | 18 | 3.0 |
Smoking status | ||
Never been smoker | 206 | 34.0 |
Ex-smoker | 66 | 10.9 |
Current smoker | 334 | 55.1 |
Job duration (years) | ||
< 10 | 436 | 71.9 |
10– < 20 | 105 | 17.3 |
≥ 20 | 65 | 10.7 |
Job nature | ||
Blue collar | 469 | 77.4 |
White collar | 127 | 21.0 |
Pink collar | 10 | 1.7 |
Work schedule | ||
Daytime work | 196 | 32.3 |
Shiftwork | 410 | 67.7 |
Department | ||
Production | 236 | 38.9 |
Maintenance | 82 | 13.5 |
Administrative affairs | 65 | 10.7 |
Electricity | 37 | 6.1 |
Storage | 31 | 5.1 |
Quality | 27 | 4.5 |
Facilities | 23 | 3.8 |
Othersa | 105 | 17.3 |
Occupation | ||
Production technician | 124 | 20.4 |
Production supervisor | 119 | 19.6 |
Maintenance technician | 59 | 9.7 |
Department manager | 28 | 4.6 |
Store keeper | 24 | 4.0 |
Electric technician | 21 | 3.5 |
Engineer | 20 | 3.3 |
Oven operator or technician | 19 | 3.1 |
Welding technician | 19 | 3.1 |
Rolling technician | 18 | 3.0 |
Workshop technician | 18 | 3.0 |
Administration personnel | 18 | 3.0 |
Othersb | 119 | 19.6 |