From: Life experiences and cultural adaptation among migrant workers in Malaysia
Variable | Categories | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 336/410 (82.0) |
Female | 74/410 (18.0) | |
Highest level of education | Primary School | 164/410 (40.0) |
Secondary school | 198/410 (48.3) | |
Diploma | 35/410 (8.5) | |
Bachelor’s degree | 13/410 (3.2) | |
Age | 18 years old | 3/410 (0.7) |
19–30 years old | 204/410 (49.8) | |
31–40 years old | 139/410 (33.9) | |
41–50 years old | 49/410 (12.0) | |
51 years old and above | 15/410 (3.7) | |
Nationality | Indonesia | 94/410 (22.9) |
Bangladesh | 107/410 (26.1) | |
Nepal | 101/410 (24.6) | |
Myanmar | 108/410 (26.3) | |
Length of employment | < 1 year | 9/410 (2.2) |
2–3 years | 93/410 (22.7) | |
4–5 years | 113/410 (27.6) | |
6–10 years | 124/410 (30.2) | |
> 10 years | 71/410 (17.3) | |
Occupation Sector | Service | 211/410 (51.5) |
Agriculture | 7/410 (1.7) | |
Construction | 60/410 (14.6) | |
Manufacturing | 119/410 (29.0) | |
Other | 13/410 (3.2) | |
Immigration and occupation status | Documented worker | 364/410 (88.8) |
In regulation process | 3/410 (0.7) | |
Without a valid passport and/or working permit | 28/410 (6.8) | |
Other | 15/410 (3.7) | |
Marital status | Single | 174/410 (42.4) |
Married | 236/410 (57.6) |