Table 1 Socio-economic and work-related characteristics of tannery workers in Kanpur city, India, 2015
Variables | Tannery workers (%) | (Numbers, N) |
|---|---|---|
Age in yearsa | 38.55 ± 1.42 | 286 |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 66.32 | 189 |
Up to primary | 13.33 | 38 |
Middle school | 8.77 | 25 |
High school & above | 11.58 | 33 |
Work experience in current tannerya | 10.10 ± 0.92 | 285 |
Work experience in previous tannerya | 7.95 ± 1.25 | 99 |
Job status | ||
Temporary job (daily wages) | 89.12 | 254 |
Permanent job | 10.88 | 31 |
Type of work | ||
Beam house work | 8.42 | 24 |
Wet finishing work | 24.21 | 69 |
Dry finishing work | 50.53 | 144 |
Miscellaneous work | 16.84 | 48 |
Average working hours in daya | 9.54 ± 0.19 | 285 |
Average working days in a weeka | 6.50 ± 0.06 | 285 |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 33.92 | 97 |
Muslim | 66.08 | 189 |
Caste | ||
SC/ST | 65.38 | 187 |
Other backward classes | 18.53 | 53 |
Others | 5.59 | 16 |
Don’t know | 10.49 | 30 |
Exposure to the media | ||
No exposure | 23.8 | 66 |
Any exposure | 76.92 | 220 |