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Working characteristics of women dedicated to extra-domestic work |
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| Characteristics |
Extra-domestic work n = 196 |
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| Frequency |
% |
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| Type of activity |
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| Clerk |
154 |
78.6 |
| Unskilled worker |
37 |
18.9 |
| Independent work |
5 |
2.5 |
| Branch of activity |
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| Administrative |
52 |
33.8 |
| Manufacturing |
19 |
12.3 |
| Services |
69 |
44.8 |
| Domestic services |
14 |
9.1 |
| Workplace characteristics |
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| 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 |
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| Independent professional |
4 |
2.7 |
| Clerk |
115 |
79.3 |
| Unskilled worker |
26 |
18.0 |
| Stress by branch of activity |
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| Administrative |
36 |
31.3 |
| Manufacturing |
12 |
10.4 |
| Services |
61 |
53.0 |
| Domestic services |
6 |
5.2 |
| Reason for extra-domestic work |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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