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Table 1 Socio-demographics of participants

From: Respiratory symptoms and illnesses related to the concentration of airborne particulate matter among brick kiln workers in Kathmandu valley, Nepal

Socio-economic variables

Response groups

Exposed

Referent

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Age group of the respondents

 ≤ 19 years

81

20.2

12

3.0

 20–29 years

119

29.8

129

32.2

 30–39 years

84

21.0

166

41.5

 40–49 years

68

17.0

72

18.0

 50–59 years

33

8.2

16

4.0

 60–69 years

11

2.8

5

1.2

 ≥ 70 years

4

1.0

0

0

Total

400

100.0

400

100.0

Exposed: mean age = 31.74 years, SD of age = 12.97 years, range of age = 12 to 73 years

Control: mean age = 33.33 years, SD of age = 9.03 years, range of age = 14 to 68 years

Gender

 Female

102

25.5

130

32.5

 Male

298

74.5

270

67.5

Total

400

100.0

400

100.0

Attainment of formal education

 No

238

59.5

30

7.5

 Yes

162

40.5

370

92.5

Total

400

100.0

400

100.0

Levels of education

 Primary

102

63.0

16

4.3

 Lower secondary

43

26.5

76

20.5

 Secondary and higher secondary

14

8.6

203

54.9

 University

3

1.9

75

20.3

 Total

162

100.0

370

100.0

Duration of work in years

 ≤ 5 years

265

66.2

237

59.2

 6–10 years

63

15.8

113

28.2

 11–15 years

30

7.5

28

7.0

 16–20 years

23

5.8

19

4.8

 ≥ 21 years

19

4.8

3

0.8

 Total

400

100.0

400

100.0

Ever smoker

 No

238

59.5

260

65.0

 Yes

162

40.5

140

35.0

 Total

400

100.0

400

100.0

Current smoker

 No

26

16.0

20

14.3

 Yes

136

84.0

120

85.7

 Total

162

100.0

140

100.0