Table 2.
Employment categories by urban, rural and urban v. rural comparison
|
n (%)
|
Statistic
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban (n = 90) | Rural (n = 280) | χ2 (d.f.) | P | |
| Occupation (2 categories) | 177.08 | <0.0001 | ||
| Employed | 24 (26.7) | 263 (93.9) | ||
| Unemployed | 66 (73.3) | 17 (6.1) | ||
|
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| Occupation (detailed categories) | <0.0001a | |||
| Employed | ||||
| Farmer/fisherman | 1 (1.1) | 251 (89.6) | ||
| Worker/service staff | 15 (16.7) | 5 (1.8) | ||
| Professional/technician/manager | 3 (3.3) | 2 (0.7) | ||
| Self-employed/contractor | 5 (5.6) | 5 (1.8) | ||
| Unemployed | ||||
| Retired due to sickness | 35 (38.9) | 5 (1.8) | ||
| Unemployed/laid off | 31 (34.4) | 12 (4.3) | ||
a
Fisher’s exact test.