Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2017.1305805
Economic activities and unmarried labour
Muhammad Zaheer Khan
Amtul Hafeez
Abstract
This article aims to highlight the determinants that affect the labour
force participation choice in the labour market, and the economic
well-being of the single (unmarried) populace living in rural areas of
Pakistan by utilising the Probit model. A sample of 6914 individuals
has been selected from the Labour Force Survey of Pakistan 2012.
Results indicate that education, age, family size and location are the
major components affecting the labour force participation decision of
unmarried labour in rural areas of Pakistan. Labour force participation
of older people was found to be higher than for the young, while
Education was found to negatively affect the labour force participation
decision. The study also revealed that the participation rate of the
unmarried labour force from Punjab and Sindh were high compared
with the labour force living in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(KPK), which indicates the better social and economic awareness of
the people of Punjab and Sindh as compare with Balochistan and KPK.
Keywords
Labour force; economic participation; family size; education; Pakistan
Hrčak ID:
182583
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Publication date:
1.12.2017.
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