Analysis of socioeconomic variables influencing male and female participation in labour force of agricultural establishments in Cross River State, Nigeria.
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The focus of this study was to ascertain the influence of socio-economic variables on the labour force participation of male and female in agricultural establishments in Cross River State. The study focused on selected agricultural establishments in the state. The population of the study comprised 2216 staff, while the sample consisted of 193 randomly selected respondents. Data were collected using a validated semi structured questionnaire and analyzed using frequency count, percentages, mean and chi-square statistics. The results of analysis revealed that the labour force participation of male and female was generally influenced by sex, age, marital status, level of education, number of children, working experience, income, employment status and family size. Specifically, the labour force participation of the male was not influence by their sex, marital status, family size and level of education. It was recommended among others that sex discrimination at workplace should stop and staff in service training emphasized.
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