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Table 9 Main reason for leaving the previous job

From: Transitions between informal and formal employment: results from a worker survey in Bangladesh

(a) Among government employees, private employees and casual workers

Main reason for separation

Government employees

Private employees

Casual workers

Terminated

0.0%

5.9%

12.3%

Firm closed

6.3%

7.5%

2.0%

Job completed

17.5%

2.6%

3.3%

Found preferred job

33.8%

39.1%

22.1%

Decided to start my own business

6.3%

20.1%

16.8%

Decided to work for family business

0.0%

2.3%

2.0%

Retired

12.5%

1.2%

0.0%

Still work at this job, but it is no longer the main activity

0.0%

0.8%

8.6%

Other (specify)

23.7%

19.1%

28.4%

Do not know

0.0%

0.4%

2.0%

Refused

0.0%

0.9%

2.5%

Total

100%

100%

100%

(b) Among self-employed and family workers

Main reason for separation

Self-employed (w/o employees or w/ family employees)

Self-employed (w/ non-family employees)

Family worker

The firm did not make enough profit

41.0%

56.8%

7.9%

Found preferred job

11.6%

2.2%

7.9%

Decided to start another business

20.0%

9.6%

28.4%

Decided to work for another family business

1.8%

0%

5.7%

Retired

1.3%

0%

0%

Still work in this business but it is no longer the main activity

9.0%

10.9%

13.6%

Other

12.5%

20.5%

19.3%

Refused

2.8%

0%

17.1%

Total

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

  1. Note: Reported reason for leaving the previous job, for wage workers (panel (a)) and workers in household businesses (panel (b)). Casual worker category includes day laborers, seasonal workers, domestic workers, and apprentices, interns or trainees. Sampling weights are applied