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Gender dimensions of labour migration in Dhaka city’s <strong>for</strong>mal manufacturing sector<br />

Table 4:<br />

Distribution of respondents by marital status, average age and<br />

education<br />

Respondents Male Female<br />

No. (%) Av. age Av. No. (%) Av. age Av.<br />

education<br />

education<br />

Garment<br />

Currently<br />

married 20 26.3 27.9 3.2 29 37.7 24.9 3.2<br />

Currently<br />

unmarried 56 73.7 18.7 2.9 40 51.9 17.3 2.3<br />

Divorced/<br />

separated - - - - 7 9.1 22.0 2.4<br />

Widow - - - - 1 1.3 30.0 3.0<br />

All 76 100. 21.9 2.9 77 100.0 20.7 2.6<br />

Others<br />

Currently<br />

married 17 56.7 35.2 3.5 20 66.7 32.6 3.7<br />

Currently<br />

unmarried 13 43.3 27.0 4.3 6 20.0 27.0 4.8<br />

Divorced/<br />

separated - - - - 3 10.0 30.7 1.3<br />

Widow - - - - 1 3.3 45.0 3.0<br />

All 30 100. 31.8 3.8 30 100.0 31.7 3.6<br />

Source: Sample survey of migrant workers of Dhaka’s <strong>for</strong>mal manufacturing<br />

sector, 1996.<br />

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