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