Gender and the return migration process: Gulf returnees in Ghana

Comparative Migration Studies

Table 2 Profiles of Ghanaian female returnees from the Arab Gulf States

Case No	Female returnee	Age	Present marital Status	Years of formal education	Years of first migration to the Gulf and country	Average incomes per month (US$)	Average remittances per month (US$)	Two key recipients of remittances	Three key areas of uses of remittances	Planning to stay or remigrate
1	Female	32	Divorced	9	2011 Kuwait	350	200	Mother and Father	Marriage Items and Food	Stay
2	Female	27	Married	12	2010 Bahrain	300	200	Mother and Sibling	Marriage Items and food	Stay
3	Female	27	Single	9	2012 Oman	300	150	Mother and Father	Marriage Items and Food	Stay
4	Female	28	Single	12	2011 Oman	300	150	Mother and Sibling	Marriage Items and Food	Stay
5	Female	32	Married	12	2012 Saudi Arabia	320	150	Mother	Marriage Items and Food	Stay
6	Female	33	Widow	9	2010 UAE	370	250	Mother and Father	Marriage Items and Food	Stay
7	Female	29	Married	12	2012 UAE	370	210	Mother and Father	Marriage Items and Food	Stay
8	Female	30	Married	12	2011 Bahrain	300	200	Mother and Sibling	Marriage Items and Food	Stay
9	Female	28	Single	9	2010 Kuwait	350	200	Mother and Sibling	Marriage Items and Housekeeping	Stay
10	Female	32	Married	12	2012 Kuwait	350	150	Mother	Marriage Items and Food	Stay
11	Female	29	Married	12	2011 Bahrain	300	150	Mother and Father	Marriage Items and Housekeeping	Stay
12	Female	34	Married	9	2010 Bahrain	300	100	Aunt and Father	Marriage Items and Education	Stay
13	Female	31	Divorced	9	2015 Saudi Arabia	320	150	Mother and Sibling	Food and Education	Stay