Table 2

Employment conditions in Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Central America and Uruguay, by sex

VariablesColombiaArgentinaChileCentral AmericaUruguay
% (95% CI)% (95% CI)% (95% CI)% (95% CI)% (95% CI)
Womenn=366n=2646n=1540n=1034n=358
Social security coverage99.7 (99.2 to 100)*99.5 (99.1 to 99.7)†96.5 (94.8 to 98.1)‡84.4 (81.6 to 87.1)§
Weekly working hours
 <3021.8 (16.6 to 27.1)5.2 (3.2 to 7.2)12.4 (9.9 to 14.9)17.5 (12.6 to 22.5)
 30–4029.0 (24.3 to 33.6)31.3 (26.8 to 35.8)27.1 (24.0 to 30.3)41.4 (35.1 to 47.6)
 >4049.2 (44.1 to 54.4)63.5 (58.8 to 68.2)60.5 (57.0 to 63.9)41.1 (34.8 to 47.4)
Menn=455n=4402n=2310n=1632n=498
Social security coverage99.6 (98.9 to 100)*99.2 (98.7 to 99.8)†97.6 (95.9 to 99.4)‡85.7 (83.5 to 87.9)§
Weekly working hours
 <305.4 (3.4 to 7.5)0.9 (0.2 to 1.5)5.6 (4.0 to 7.2)7.9 (4.6 to 11.1)
 30–4018.3 (15.6 to 21.0)15.5 (12.8 to 18.2)21.0 (18.6 to 23.5)34.1 (28.4 to 39.8)
 >4076.3 (73.1 to 79.4)83.6 (80.9 to 86.4)73.3 (70.6 to 76.0)58.1 (52.1 to 64.0)
  • Non-agricultural employees aged 18–64 years and working with a written contract.

  • Weighted percentages, except for Colombia. The variable with the highest percentage of missing values is weekly working hours for women in Chile (5.1%).

  • *Employees affiliated to the pension scheme of the social security system.

  • †Employees with retirement pension contributions being paid.

  • ‡Employees affiliated to the retirement pension scheme of the social security system.

  • §Employees registered in the social security system.