Table 2 The work status and size of participants’ (n = 410) families prior to injury
From: Loss of work-related income impoverishes people with SCI and their families in Bangladesh
Family details | |
Size of families, median (IQR) | 5 (4–6) |
Number of children in each family, median (IQR)) | 2 (1–2) |
Number of adults in each family, median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) |
Total number of family members including participants, n | 2212 |
Paid work status of participants at time of injury | |
Full-time employment (>30 h per week), n (%) | 335 (82%) |
Part-time employment (<30 h per week), n (%) | 10 (2%) |
Unpaid work status of participants at time of injury | |
Home duties, n (%) | 20 (5%) |
Student, n (%) | 38 (9%) |
Other, n (%) | 7 (2%) |
Types of work | |
Manual labourers (light and heavy) | 200 (58%) |
Small business | 43 (12%) |
Tradesperson | 60 (17%) |
Office worker | 23 (7%) |
Shopkeeper | 10 (3%) |
Professional | 9 (3%) |
Number of families in which participant was the only income earner, n (%) | 206 (50%) |
Number of families in which participant was the main income earner, n (%) | 302 (74%) |
