Table 2 Descriptive statistics
From: Transitions between informal and formal employment: results from a worker survey in Bangladesh
Variable | Unweighted | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
Female | 35.3% | 18.0% |
Age | ||
 18–25 | 25.0% | 21.9% |
 26–35 | 35.5% | 35.6% |
 36–45 | 21.8% | 22.8% |
 46–55 | 11.6% | 12.8% |
 56+ | 6.1% | 6.9% |
Education | ||
 Pre-school or less | 18.2% | 16.5% |
 Some primary (Class 1–5) | 23.4% | 22.8% |
 Some secondary (Class 6–9) | 19.0% | 19.6% |
 Class 10 or SSC | 14.6% | 16.0% |
 HSC or diploma | 9.0% | 9.5% |
 Bachelor’s degree or higher | 15.5% | 15.4% |
 Missing | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Vocational training | ||
 No vocational training | 88.4% | 88.3% |
 Vocational training without certification | 3.1% | 3.2% |
 Vocational training with certification | 7.8% | 7.7% |
Employment type | ||
 Government employees | 6.7% | 6.4% |
 Private employees | 42.2% | 40.4% |
 Casual workers | 12.9% | 11.7% |
 Self-employed alone/with family | 24.6% | 25.7% |
 Self-employed (with non-family) | 10.3% | 12.7% |
 Family worker | 3.3% | 3.1% |
Industry | ||
 Garments | 25.4% | 20.4% |
 Other manufacturing | 13.5% | 15.5% |
 Trade/transportation | 22.9% | 27.8% |
 Other services | 38.2% | 36.1% |
Total # observations | 1964 | |