Research Article
Illegal Passive Smoking at Work
Table 2
Medicals symptoms in relationship with socioeconomic status and ETS exposure levels (1).
| | | Medical symptoms (could be associated for a single worker) | | | Discomfort irritation | Coughā€‰
| Dyspnoeaā€‰chronical bronchitis rhinitis ā€‰ | Aggravation of pre-existing asthmaā€‰ | Unpleasant smellsā€‰headachesā€‰ psychological aggregations feelingsā€‰ |
| Socio economic status | Non manual employees
| 80 (61) | 23 (17.5) | 9 (6.8) | 7 (5.3) | 25 (19) | Manual workers ā€‰ | 18 (13.7) | 5 (3.8) | ā€” | 1 (0.8) | ā€” | Not specifiedā€‰
| 9 (6.9) | 7 (5.3) | 3(2.3) | 1 (0.8) | 4 (3) |
| ETS exposure level | Low | 22 (16.7) | 2 (1.5) | | 1 (0.7) | 7 (5.3) | Medium | 55 (42) | 19 (14.5) | 5 (3.8) | 2 (1.5) | 12 (9.1) | High | 23 (17.5) | 12 (9.1) | 6 (4.6) | 6 (4.6) | 9 (6.9) | Not specified | 7 (5.3) | 2 ( 1.5) | 1 (0.7) | | 1 (0.7) |
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(1) percentages in boxes (in brackets) correspond to the subgroups of 131 exposed workers with medical symptoms.
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