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Table 1.8 clearly indicates that out of 500 women labourers in the match industries, 168
(33.60 per cent) respondents have members below 3 in the family, 305 (61.00 per cent) sample
women labourers have between 3 to 5 members in the family and 27 (5.40 per cent) of them have
5 members and above in the family.
Classification of the respondents according to the type of family is given in Table 1.9.
TABLE 1.9
CLASSIFICATION OF THE WOMEN LABOURERS ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF
FAMILY
Sl.No. Type of Family
Number of
Respondents
Percentage
1. Joint Family 301 60.20
2. Nuclear Family 199 39.80
Total 500 100.00
Source: Computed from primary data.
It has been revealed from Table 1.9 that out of 500 women labourers in match industries,
301 (60.20 per cent) sample respondents have the joint family system and 199 (39.80 per cent) of
them have nuclear family.
Distribution of the respondents according to their spouses monthly income is given in
Table 1.10. (Here 451 married women labourers were taken.)
TABLE 1.10
DISTRIBUTION OF THE WOMEN LABOURERS ACCORDING TO THEIR SPOUSE’S
MONTHNLY INCOME
Sl.No.
Income
(In Rs.)
Number of
Respondents
N=451
Percentage
1. Below 1000 194 43.02
2. 1000 – 2000 146 32.37
3. 2000 and above 111 24.61
Total 451 100.00
Source: Computed from primary data.
Table 1.10 deduced that out of 451 respondents in the study area, majority of (43.02 per
cent) of them have spouses who belong to the category of income below Rs.1000, followed by
146 (32.37 per cent) of their spouse belong to the income group of Rs.1000-2000 and 111 (24.61
per cent), of them are in the income group of Rs.2000 and above respectively.