DETERMINING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP

DETERMINING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP

This paper analyses the factors that determine female unemployment inBophelong Township. Factors such as level of education, household size, age,marital status, social grants received and povertystatus are used to determinetheir influence on the employme...

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Main Authors: Diana Joan Viljoen, Steven Henry Dunga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Sciences Research Society 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies
Online Access:http://www.sobiad.org/eJOURNALS/journal_IJSS/arhieves/IJSS_2013_1/Diana_Joan_Viljoen.pdf
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spelling doaj-9a07874730174d81b7b65f6f28a8d7052020-11-25T00:21:41ZengSocial Sciences Research SocietyInternational Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies1309-80631309-80632013-01-01512013050106DETERMINING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIPDiana Joan ViljoenSteven Henry DungaThis paper analyses the factors that determine female unemployment inBophelong Township. Factors such as level of education, household size, age,marital status, social grants received and povertystatus are used to determinetheir influence on the employment status of the households of BophelongTownship. A logistic regression model was employed to analyse the possibledeterminants of female unemployment. The results ofthe regression indicate that,of the determinants, household size, age, marital status, access to social grantsand poverty status were found to be significant determinants of whether one isemployed or not.http://www.sobiad.org/eJOURNALS/journal_IJSS/arhieves/IJSS_2013_1/Diana_Joan_Viljoen.pdf
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title DETERMINING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP
title_short DETERMINING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP
title_full DETERMINING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP
title_fullStr DETERMINING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP
title_full_unstemmed DETERMINING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN A SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP
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series International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies
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description This paper analyses the factors that determine female unemployment inBophelong Township. Factors such as level of education, household size, age,marital status, social grants received and povertystatus are used to determinetheir influence on the employment status of the households of BophelongTownship. A logistic regression model was employed to analyse the possibledeterminants of female unemployment. The results ofthe regression indicate that,of the determinants, household size, age, marital status, access to social grantsand poverty status were found to be significant determinants of whether one isemployed or not.
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