TABLE A1. Brief profile of the women respondents interviewed for the study

	Pseudo name	Years of vending	Age (range)	Migrant status	Role in vending (owner/helper)	Family members involved in the livelihood	Employed people	Prior livelihood
1	Seetha	4 years	26 years	Non‐migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse and kins	‐	Domestic worker
2	Meena	5 years	30–40 years	Inter‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	Employed 1 person	N.A a
3	Chaya	N.A	N.A	Inter‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Garment worker
4	Rajashri	8 years	40–45 years	Inter‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	Employed 5 people	N.A
5	Nageshwari	2.5 years	35–40 years	Inter‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Homemaker
6	Shikha	10 years	35–40 years	Intra‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Homemaker
7	Champa	6 years	25–30 years	Inter‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Hired help as street food vendor
8	Bhagya	4 years	50–55 years	Inter‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse and kin	Employed 1 woman	Homemaker
9	Kavya	7 years	35–40 years	Intra‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Homemaker
10	Simi	8 years	40–45 years	Inter‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Homemaker
11	Pavitra	4 years	35–40 years	Intra‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	Employed 3 women	Domestic worker
12	Revathi	2 years	35–40 years	Non‐migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	Employed 3 women	Domestic worker
13	Anandhi	15 years	45–50 years	N.A	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse and daughter	‐	N.A
14	Bhagyadevi	10 years	30 years	Intra‐state migrants	Sole owner	Spouse	‐	Garment worker
15	Siddhakka	14 years	65–70 years	Intra‐state migrants	Sole owner	Daughter	Employed 1 woman	Homemaker
16	Meenakshi	12 years	40 years	Intra‐state migrants	Sole owner	Sister	Employed 1 woman	Garment worker
17	Devi	7 years	25–30 years	Inter‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Beautician
18	Netra	5 months	30–35 years	Intra‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Beautician
19	Shanthamma	23 years	55 years	Intra‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse and son	Employed 1 man and 1 woman	Homemaker
20	Chandini	2 years	30–35 years	Intra‐state migrants	Sole owner	None	‐	Domestic worker
21	Radha	23 years	45–50 years	Non‐migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	Employed 1 man	Domestic worker
22	Aruna	3 years	25–30 years	Intra‐state migrants	Helper	Spouse	‐	Garment worker
23	Janaki	13 years	40–45 years	Non‐migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Garment worker
24	Bhavani	2 months	N.A	Intra‐state migrants	Sole owner	None	‐	Housekeeping
25	Gauri	6 months	N.A	Intra‐state migrants	Co‐owner/partner	Spouse	‐	Homemaker
26	Fahima	3 months	25 years	Intra‐state migrants	Helper	Spouse	‐	Sales girl
27	Girijamma	3 years	40–45 years	Intra‐state migrants	Helper	Spouse and son	‐	Housekeeping
28	Maheshwari	6 months	40–45 years	Intra‐state migrants	Helper	Spouse	‐	Homemaker

^a Data Not Available.