Table 1 | Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Environmental Health Hazards among Tea Pluckers of Maddekanda Tea Estate in Balangoda Pradeshiya Saba Division, Sri Lanka | NYU Manifold

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Environmental Health Hazards among Tea Pluckers of Maddekanda Tea Estate in Balangoda Pradeshiya Saba Division, Sri Lanka

Table 1

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of tea pluckers.

Variable	Frequency (n=378)	%
Age
18-30 years	54	14.3
31-50 years	195	51.6
51-60 years	85	22.5
61-80 years	43	11.4
>80 years	1	0.3
Gender
Female	262	69.3
Male	116	30.7
Civil Status
Married	365	94.2
Unmarried	19	5.0
Divorced	3	0.8
Family type
Nuclear family	209	55.3
Extended family	169	44.7
Ethnicity
Tamil	276	73.0
Sinhala	102	27.0
Educational level
Illiterate	60	15.9
Up to grade 5	82	21.7
Not complete grade 5	67	17.7
Not complete grade 10	92	24.3
Up to O/L	70	18.5
Up to A/L	6	1.6
Monthly income (Rs)
<5000	18	4.8
5000-10000	205	54.2
10001-20000	107	28.3
20001-30000	35	9.3
>30000	12	3.2

Sri Lanka