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A cross-sectional study on the quality of life and psychosocial risk of migrant workers

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Biosociodemographic characteristics of the participants.
VariablesFrequencyPercentage
Gender
Female4933.7
Male9666.2
Province
Talca8659.3
Linares117.5
Curicó4027.5
Cauquenes85.5
Nationality
Venezuela6242.7
Haiti5840
Colombia96.2
Peru64,1
Other (Brazil, Ecuador, Cuba, Argentina, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, and Uruguay)106.6
Marital status
Single, divorced, or widowed9162.7
Married5437.3
Age
18 to 24 years128.2
25 to 34 years6846.8
35 to 44 years4631.7
45 to 54 years117.5
55 to 64 years85.5
Educational level
Elementary school incomplete or complete1510.3
High school incomplete or complete5034.4
Technical incomplete or complete1610.9
University degree incomplete or complete4732.3
Postgraduate incomplete or complete1711.6
Employment contract type
Fixed term3222
Indefinite8256.5
For work or task2416.5
Fee or part-time74.7
Working hours per week
29 hours or less106.8
30 to 43 hours3926.8
44 hours9666.2
Monthly income (CLP)
100 to 300 thousand6242.7
301 to 600 thousand7551.7
More than 600 thousand85.5
Initial region of arrival in Chile
Maule12082.7
Santiago149.6
Other regions117.5

CLP: Chilean pesos

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the results of the study.