Table 1.
Socio-demographics of the unemployed migrant workers (N = 210)
| Variables | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
Men |
135 |
64.3 |
| |
Women |
75 |
35.7 |
| Age groups |
<20 |
25 |
11.9 |
| |
21-30 |
91 |
43.3 |
| |
31-40 |
60 |
28.6 |
| |
>41 |
34 |
16.2 |
| Marital status |
Single |
72 |
34.3 |
| |
Married/Cohabiting |
122 |
58.1 |
| |
Divorced/Widowed |
16 |
7.6 |
| Education |
<5 years or illiteracy |
24 |
11.4 |
| |
5-8 years |
98 |
46.7 |
| |
9-11 years |
62 |
29.5 |
| |
>11 years |
26 |
12.4 |
| Type of last job |
Shoe industry |
91 |
43.3 |
| |
Grasses industry |
48 |
22.9 |
| |
Closing industry |
41 |
19.5 |
| |
Mechanical industry |
2 |
1.0 |
| |
Catering |
16 |
7.6 |
| |
Others |
12 |
5.7 |
| region of origin |
Jiangxi province |
48 |
22.8 |
| |
Anhui province |
36 |
17.1 |
| |
Hunan province |
39 |
18.6 |
| |
Henan province |
24 |
11.4 |
| |
Sichuan province |
25 |
11.9 |
| |
Other provinces |
38 |
18.1 |
| Duration of unemployment |
≤3 months |
138 |
65.7 |
| >3 months | 72 | 34.3 |