Table 2 Working characteristics of women dedicated to extra-domestic work
From: Health and working conditions of pregnant women working inside and outside the home in Mexico City
Characteristics | Extra-domestic work n= 196 | |
|---|---|---|
Frequency | % | |
Type of activity | ||
Clerk | 154 | 78.6 |
Unskilled worker | 37 | 18.9 |
Independent work | 5 | 2.5 |
Branch of activity | ||
Administrative | 52 | 33.8 |
Manufacturing | 19 | 12.3 |
Services | 69 | 44.8 |
Domestic services | 14 | 9.1 |
Workplace characteristics | ||
Inadequate illumination | 157 | 80.1 |
Inappropriate temperatures | 99 | 50.5 |
Inadequate ventilation | 102 | 52.0 |
Noise | 81 | 41.3 |
Stress at work | 145 | 74.0 |
Stress by type of work | ||
Independent professional | 4 | 2.7 |
Clerk | 115 | 79.3 |
Unskilled worker | 26 | 18.0 |
Stress by branch of activity | ||
Administrative | 36 | 31.3 |
Manufacturing | 12 | 10.4 |
Services | 61 | 53.0 |
Domestic services | 6 | 5.2 |
Reason for extra-domestic work | ||
Contribution to family income | 144 | 73.5 |
Professional development | 27 | 13.8 |
Sole source of income for the family | 25 | 12.7 |
Changes at work due to pregnancy | ||
Job change due to pregnancy | 18 | 9.2 |
Job insecurity or dismissal due to pregnancy | 50 | 25.5 |
Absence of knowledge about women's maternity rights | 161 | 82.0 |