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are secondary and higher secondary level. Only 23 (4.60) per cent of the women workers are
illiterate. The analysis revealed that more than 95 per cent of the respondent are educated in the
study area.
The respondents are classified on the basis of their marital status in Table 1.3.
TABLE 1.3
CLASSIFICATION OF THE WOMEN LABOURERS ON THE BASIS OF MARITAL
STATUS
Sl.No. Marital Status Number of Respondents Percentage
1. Married 451 90.20
2. Unmarried 31 6.20
3. Widow/Divorce 18 3.60
Total 500 100.00
Source: Computed from primary data.
The Table 1.3 observed that out of 500 sample respondents, 451 (90.20 per cent) had
been married, 31 (6.20 per cent) were unmarried and 18 (3.60 per cent) of them were
widow/divorces. It could be concluded that more than 90 per cent of women labourers are
married. The distribution of the sample respondents based on the reasons for taking up
employment is given in Table 1.4.
TABLE 1.4
REASONS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE WOMEN LABOURERS
Sl.No. Reasons
Number of
Respondents
Percentage
1. To increase the family income 253 50.60
2. Self satisfaction 46 9.20
3. To make use of education 146 29.20
4. To have a status 31 6.20
5. Personal security 14 2.80
6. Others 10 2.00
Total 500 100.00
Source: Computed from primary data.