Table 1 Socio-demographic, diagnoses, and work-related characteristics of workers in Spinning mills, Faisalabad District, Pakistan, 2013
From: The health and economic burden of dust pollution in the textile industry of Faisalabad, Pakistan
Variables | N (%) | Mean±SD |
|---|---|---|
Dose–response variables (D) | ||
Byssinosis | ||
No byssinosis | 160(77.67) | – |
Occasional chest tightness on Monday | 3(1.46) | – |
Chest tightness on Monday only | 16(7.77) | – |
Chest tightness on other days as well as on Monday | 27(13.11) | – |
Chronic cough | 74(35.92) | – |
Blood phlegm | 19(9.22) | – |
Asthma | 11(5.34) | – |
Bronchitis | 35(16.99) | – |
Health production variable (S) | ||
Work hours lost | ||
Number of work hours missed in 15 days | – | 2.37(6.66) |
Averting activities variables (A) | ||
Use of mask | – | 0.14(0.32) |
Personal characteristics (G) | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 178(86.41) | – |
Female | 28(13.59) | – |
Age (years) | – | 28.34(6.94) |
Smoking cigarettes per day | – | 3.49(6.85) |
Marital status | ||
Married | 127(61.65) | – |
Unmarried | 79(38.35) | – |
Education (years) | – | 7.85(3.20) |
Income and job-related variables (I) | ||
The income per month (PKR) | – | 20320(8653) |
Wage per month (PKR) | – | 13392(5734) |
Permanent employee | 62(30.10) | – |
Casual employee | 110(52.40) | – |
Daily wage workers | 34(16.50) | – |
Factory or environmental characteristics (C) | ||
Working section | ||
Ring frame | 26(12.62) | – |
Bale Opening | 47(22.82) | – |
Blow room | 26(12.62) | – |
Card room | 34(16.50) | – |
Samplex | 36(17.48) | – |
Autocone | 37(17.96) | – |
Average temperature (C°) | – | 32.8(0.60) |