Table 2 Dependent variables reported in percent of respondents per year
Dependent variable | Response | Percent of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | Total | ||
(1) Contract Fulfillment: Were conditions in the contract(s) you signed fully honored on your arrival to Qatar? | Fully honored | 63.3 | 79.9 | 58.9 | 78.8 | 70.6 |
Partially honored | 28.8 | 17.1 | 31.4 | 17.7 | 23.5 | |
Not honored at all | 7.9 | 3.0 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 5.9 | |
(2) Satisfaction with Rights: How satisfied are you with the way your rights are respected here in Qatar? | Very satisfied | 37.4 | 50.5 | 37.3 | 64.8 | 48.3 |
Somewhat satisfied | 47.6 | 35.4 | 49.9 | 29.3 | 40.1 | |
Neither satisfied/dissatisfied | 10.4 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 7.0 | |
Somewhat dissatisfied | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | |
Very dissatisfied | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |
(3) Relative Quality of Life: How is the quality of life in Qatar compared to your home country? | Much better | 28.3 | 32.6 | 34.6 | 57.9 | 39.4 |
Somewhat better | 50.4 | 35.8 | 44.2 | 30.2 | 39.5 | |
About the same | 11.6 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 9.9 | |
Somewhat worse | 8.0 | 13.4 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 7.8 | |
Much worse | 1.7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | |
(4) Informed About Rights: How well informed are you about your rights as a worker? | Very well informed | 10.2 | 34.2 | 28.3 | 26.4 | 25.6 |
Well informed | 30.1 | 35.2 | 45.8 | 49.5 | 41.2 | |
Not well informed | 32.6 | 22.2 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 21.7 | |
Not well informed at all | 27.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 11.5 | |