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Table 1 Socio-demographic and job related characteristics of participants

From: Stress, health and quality of life of female migrant domestic workers in Singapore: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Participants (n = 182)

Age (2 missing)

  < 30

50 (27.8%)

 30–39

83 (46.1%)

 40–49

38 (21.1%)

 50+

9 (5.0%)

Education (5 missing)

 Low (Primary/Secondary)

108 (61.0%)

 High (Diploma/University)

69 (39.0%)

Marital status (1 missing)

 Married

75 (41.4%)

 Single

79 (43.6%)

 Widowed/Divorced

27 (14.9%)

Country of origin

 The Philippines

104 (57.1%)

 Indonesia

68 (37.4%)

 Myanmar/Sri Lanka

10 (5.5%)

Religion

 Islam

56 (30.8%)

 Catholic

76 (41.8%)

 Christian

41 (22.5%)

 Buddhist/Sikh

7 (3.8%)

 No religion

2 (1.1%)

First job

 No

86 (47.3%)

 Yes

96 (52.7%)

Previous work country (for women who worked before)

 Singapore

10 (11.6%)

 Malaysia/Brunei

9 (10.5%)

 Hong Kong/Taiwan

17 (19.8%)

 Arabian Peninsula

20 (23.2%)

 North America

1 (1.2%)

 Home country

29 (33.7%)

Working experience (years) (5 missing)

  ≤ 2

24 (13.6%)

 2–6

71 (40.1%)

 6–10

36 (20.3%)

 10–20

41 (23.2%)

  > 20

5 (2.8%)

  1. This table displays the characteristics of the study participants (n = 182), including their socio-demographic characteristics and employment characteristics