Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of N = 374 female cleaning professionals in Norway (1999)

N
 %
Age

≤30
 57
 16.1
31–39
 78
 22.0
40–49
 118
 33.2
50–59
 78
 22.0
60 +
 24
 6.8
Missing
 19
 5.1
Total
 355
 100.0
Work experience (years)

0–4
 104
 28.3
5–14
 147
 40.1
15+
 116
 31.6
Missing
 7
 1.9
Total
 367
 100.0
Working time

Full-time
 319
 85.3
Part-time
 55
 14.7
Total
 374
 100.0
Family status

Single
 100
 26.7
Not single (married/cohabitating)
 274
 73.3
Total
 374
 100.0
Ethnicity

Not ethnic Norwegian
 50
 13.7
Ethnic Norwegian
 316
 86.3
Missing
 8
 2.1
Total
 366
 100.0
Work organisational factors:

Working alone/in a pair/in a team

Working alone
 277
 77.2
Working in a pair
 46
 12.8
Working in a team
 36
 10.0
Missing
 15
 4.0
Total
 359
 100.0
Contact with colleagues at the workplace

Every day
 205
 55.9
Every week/minimum once a month
 74
 20.2
More seldom/never
 88
 24.0
Missing
 7
 1.2
Total
 367
 100.0
Contact with manager at the workplace

Every day
 58
 15.9
Every week/minimum once a month
 219
 59.8
More seldom/never
 89
 24.3
Missing
 8
 2.1
Total
 366
 100.0

Gamperiene et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1:24   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-24

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