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It is concluded that more than 50 per cent of the respondents have spouses who belong to
the category of income of Rs. 1000 and above.
Table 1.11 exhibits clearly the distribution of the respondents according to their family
monthly income.
Sl.No.
1. Below 2000
2. 2000 –2500
3. 2500 – 3000
4. 3000 and above
Total
TABLE 1.11
DISTRIBUTION OF THE WOMEN LABOURERS BY THEIR
Family Income
(In Rs.)
Source: Computed from primary data.
FAMILY MONTHLY INCOME
Number of
Respondents
Percentage
176 35.20
272 54.40
26 5.20
26 5.20
500 100.00
Table 1.11 reveals that 272 respondents (54.40 per cent) are having family income of
Rs.2000-2500 per month and followed by the category of below Rs.2500 of 176 (35.20 per cent)
respondents. 26 (5.20 per cent) of them had the family monthly income of Rs.2500-3000 and
Rs.3000 and above respectively.
It is noted from the analysis that majority of the respondents
(54.40 per cent) belong to the category of family monthly income of Rs.2000-2500.
Relationship between Income of the Women Labourers and their Family Characteristics
In this section, an attempt has been made to examine the relationship between the income
of the respondents and their family characteristics namely family size, family income and
spouse’s income.
In order to examine the relationship, Chi-Square test was used. It is calculated by
adopting the following formula;
(O – E) 2
Chi–Square = � -----------------
With (r-1) (e-1) degrees of freedom
Where
O - Observed frequency
E