Table 7 Relationship between respondents’ demographic characteristics and closeness (factor)
From: Life experiences and cultural adaptation among migrant workers in Malaysia
Variable | N (%) | df | F | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | (1, 408) | 6.828 | .009 | |
Male | 336/410 (82.0) | |||
Female | 74/410 (18.0) | |||
Highest level of education | (3, 406) | 3.165 | .024 | |
Primary school | 164/410 (40.0) | |||
Secondary school | 198/410 (48.3) | |||
Diploma degree | 35/410 (8.5) | |||
Bachelor’s degree | 13/410 (3.2) | |||
Age | (4, 405) | 1.664 | .158 | |
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) | |||
> 50 years old | 15/410 (3.7) | |||
Nationality | (3, 406) | 10.636 | .000 | |
Indonesia | 94/410 (22.9) | |||
Bangladesh | 107/410 (26.1) | |||
Nepal | 101/410 (24.6) | |||
Myanmar | 108/410 (26.3) | |||
Length of employment | (4, 405) | .918 | .453 | |
< 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 | (4, 405) | 3.287 | .011 | |
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 | (3, 406) | .543 | .653 | |
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) | |||
15/410 (3.7) | ||||
Marital status | (1, 408) | 1.227 | .269 | |
Single | 174/410 (42.4) | |||
Married | 236/410 (57.6) |