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Table 2 Nature of work by category of migrant aggregates

From: Mobility dynamics of migrant workers and their socio-behavioral parameters related to malaria in Tier II, Artemisinin Resistance Containment Zone, Myanmar

Nature of work

Category1

Category2

Category3

Total

n = 94

n = 392

n = 1,413

n = 1,899

Rubber

1 (1.1) (1.1)

144(36.7)

89(6.3)

234(12.3)

Gold panning

4 (4.1) (4.1)

108(27.5)

18(1.3)

130(6.8)

Bamboo cutting

2 (2.1) (2.1)

6(1.5)

116(8.2)

124(6.5)

Charcoal

5 (5.3) (5.3)

6(1.5)

152(10.8)

163(8.6)

Office staff

4 (4.3) (4.3)

3(0.8)

18(1.3)

25(1.3)

Gardening

14 (14.9) (14.9)

37(9.4)

44(3.1)

95(5.0)

Manual laborer

3 (3.2) (3.2)

12(3.1)

22(1.6)

37(1.9)

Dam works

7 (7.4) (7.4)

0(0.0)

5(0.4)

12(0.6)

Seller

1 (1.1) (1.1)

9(2.3)

35(2.5)

45(2.4)

Construction

26 (27.7) (27.7)

23(5.9)

29(2.1)

78(4.1)

Farming

15 (16.0) (16.0)

28(7.1)

619(43.8)

662(34.9)

Fishing

1(1.1) (1.1)

0(0.0)

198(14.0)

199(10.5)

Timber works

8(8.5)

3(0.8)

17(1.2)

28(1.5)

Missing

3 (3.2)

13(3.4)

51(3.6)

67(3.5)

  1. Percentages are shown in parentheses