[Precarious employment Measurement in Central America: psychometric properties based on the II Central American Survey of Working Conditions and Health].

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identify the psychometric properties of a measure of Employment Precariousness (EP) in six Central American Spanish-speaking countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama) through the items of the EPRES scale (Employment Precariousness Scale) included in the II Central American Survey of Working Conditions and Health (II ECCTS) of 2018.

Methods

The sample was 3,782 salaried persons, aged 18 and older, formal and informal, who participated in the II ECCTS. An EP measure of 10 items was constructed, grouped in the dimensions of temporality, salary, labor rights, and exercise of these rights.

Results

The sample was composed mostly of men, with a permanent contract, with a working age of between 2 to 5 years, a salary between $30

SUBMITTER: Palma-Vasquez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909525 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature