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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of female respondents

From: A survey of health problems of Nepalese female migrants workers in the Middle-East and Malaysia

Variables

Number

Percentage

Age group (years)

 ≤ 25

259

25.6

 26- 35

435

43.1

 ≥ 36

316

31.3

Caste/Ethnicity

 Brahmin/Chhetri

194

19.2

 Indigenous group

434

43.0

 Dalit/Minor group

243

24.1

 Terai origin (Madhesi/Tharu)

139

13.8

Region of origin

 Eastern development region

402

39.9

 Central development region

217

21.5

 Western development region

236

23.3

 Mid-western development region

141

14.0

 Far-western development region

14

1.3

Education Status

 Illiterate

378

37.4

 Primary

426

42.2

 School Leaving Certificate & higher

206

20.4

Marital Status

 Never married

242

24.0

 Married

489

48.4

 Divorced/Separated

209

20.7

 Widowed

70

6.9

Country of foreign employment

 Kuwait

571

56.5

 Saudi Arabia

270

26.7

 United Arab Emirates

54

5.3

 Lebanon

68

6.7

 Other

47

4.7

Passport details

 Own name

965

95.5

 Illegitimate travel documents

45

4.5

Types of work

 Domestic

985

97.9

 Company

21

2.1

Methods of return home

 Released by ‘owner’/ employer

572

56.6

 Escaped from work place

224

22.2

 Returned by police

109

10.8

 Rescued by agent

56

5.5

 Rescued by Nepal embassy/Non Residential Nepali

49

4.9