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Pain Experience
The survey results showed that more than one quarter (27.4%) showed that in general, pain experience increases with age.
of the workers have active pain symptoms (in the past 24 hours). Similarly, pain experience has a negative association with
Most frequently reported pain spots are lower back (70 times, education level. pain experience decreases as education level
36.5%), shoulder (33 times, 17.2%), and knees (19 times, 9.9%). increase.
A cross-tabulation between the pain experience and age group
120%
100%
100%
84%
79%
80% 74%
69% 67%
60%
No Pain
40%
31% 33% 26% Pain
21%
20% 16%
0%
0%
Below 20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Over 60
(1) (58) (66) (99) (147) (34)
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100.00%
90.00%
87.50%
80.00% 82.10%
70.00%
70.00%
70.20%
60.00% 63.60%
50.00% No Pain
40.00% 36.40% Pain
29.80%
30.00%
30.00% 17.90%
20.00%
10.00% 12.50%
0.00%
No Education Primary School Middle School High School Above High...
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