Diabetes, HIV and other health determinants associated with absenteeism among formal sector workers in Namibia

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Distribution of demographic and job-related information study participants

Categorical variables		n	%	95% CI
Sex
	Male	5,005	65.3%	64.2-66.4
	Female	2,661	34.7%	33.6-35.8
Job Type
	Labour	5,986	78.1%	77.2-79.0
	Administration	1,626	21.2%	20.3-22.1
Contract Type
	Permanent	5,403	70.5%	69.4-71.5
	Part-time/Short-term	2,263	29.5%	28.5-30.5
Industry
	Retail and Trade	2,086	27.2%	26.2-28.2
	Agriculture	465	6.1%	5.5-6.6
	Fishing	1,869	24.4%	23.4-25.3
	Electricity, gas & water	1,140	14.9%	14.1-15.7
	Wholesale trade and repair of motor vehicles	1,031	13.4%	12.7-14.2
	Hotels and Restaurants	300	3.9%	3.5-4.3
	Transport, Storage and Communication	775	10.1%	9.4-10.8
Sick absence
	Any absence	1,431	18.6%	17.6-19.7
	5 or more days absent	334	4.3%	3.9-4.8
Continuous Variables		n		95% CI
Age
	Mean	36.3		36.0-36.5
	Median	35
	Range	20-79
	Missing data	0
Sick Days
	Mean	0.92		0.83-1.01
	Median	0
	Range	0-90
	Missing data	890

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