Table 2 Demographic and migration characteristics of study sample
From: Coping with migration-related stressors - a qualitative study of Nepali male labour migrants
| Â | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age-groups: | |
  < 25 | 10 (23.8) |
 25–34 | 20 (47.6) |
 35–44 | 9 (21.4) |
  ≥ 45 | 3 (7.1) |
 Full age range: 21–53 |  |
Caste/ethnicity: | |
 Brahman/Chhetree | 12 (28.6) |
 Janajati | 15 (35.7) |
 Dalit | 5 (11.9) |
 Other | 10 (23.8) |
Area of origin: | |
 Terai (lowland) | 33 (78.6) |
 Hill | 8 (19.0) |
 Mountain | 1 (2.4) |
Highest level of education attended: | |
 None/Informal/Primary | 10 (23.8) |
 Secondary | 24 (57.1) |
 Higher secondary/vocational/tertiary | 8 (19.0) |
No. previous labour migrations: | |
 Once | 17 (40.5) |
 More than once | 25 (59.5) |
Most recent migration destination: | |
 Malaysia | 12 (28.6) |
 Qatar | 12 (28.6) |
 Saudi Arabia | 11 (26.2) |
 United Arab Emirates | 5 (11.9) |
 Kuwait | 1 (2.4) |
 Afghanistan | 1 (2.4) |
Most recent migration work: | |
 General labourer/porter | 16 (38.1) |
 Driver / carpenter / plumber / mason | 10 (23.8) |
 Factory worker | 6 (14.3) |
 Kitchen /food-related work | 4 (9.5) |
 Security | 4 (9.5) |
 Retail/office boy | 2 (4.8) |
Duration of most recent migration*: | |
  < 1 year | 6 (14.3) |
 1 - < 3 years | 18 (42.9) |
 3 - < 5 years | 7 (16.7) |
 5 - < 10 years | 8 (19.0) |
  ≥ 10 years | 3 (7.1) |
Next plans: | |
 Return to the same job and employer | 7 (16.7) |
 Re-migrate to different destination/job/company | 22 (52.4) |
 Stay in Nepal | 8 (19.0) |
 Undecided | 5 (11.9) |