SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS INFLUENCING LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION AMONG MARRIED WOMEN IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN OYE EKITI
Abstract
This study examines the associated factors influencing married women’s labour force participation in selected communities in Oye Ekiti, Ekiti state. It addresses various research questions by determining the prevalence of labour force participation among married women, examining the relationship between sociodemographic and economic factors, spousal decision, health status and labour force participation of married women through a detailed conceptual framework and literature review. The study employs the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation for the univariate presentation of the variables. Chi-square and Binary logistic regression analysis are used to analyze the relationship between the variables.
The study found a significant relationship between socio-demographic factors an labour force participation of married women. Education (ꭓ2= 11.826, p < 0.05), control over household decision (ꭓ2= 4.764, p< 0.05), labour force decision maker (ꭓ2= 3.345, p< 0.05) and health status (ꭓ2= 12.229, p< 0.05). Furthermore, results at the multivariate level, using binary logistic regression shows a relationship between education (OR= 0.12, C.I.:0.018-0.743, OR= 0.15, CI: 0.032-0.736, OR= 0.23, CI= 0.076-0.693, p
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