*4.2. Age and Nationality of Women in the Food-Handling Sector*

The data analyses reveal that, in the food-handling sector, over 90% of workers are women. Most of them are Spanish and married (Table 2). The results obtained from the partial surveys do not evince significant differences among the data by area.

**Table 2.** Horticultural areas studied.


Source: Compiled by the authors.

The distribution is even across age groups, with the exception of women under 20. This is evidence that most women have been working in the sector for years.
