Determinants of Work Status of the Rural and Urban People in Etay Elbaroad District of El-Beheira Governorate

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Department of Economics and Rural Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Beheira, Egypt

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This study aimed basically at identifying work status of the Rural and urban people, A total sample of 204 Household participated in the study . Percentages, frequencies, and chi Squire were used to achieve the objectives of the study. Results indicated that the percentage of workers at the sample level reached 80.4% of the total sample (74.5% urban, 86.3% rural), while the percentage of unemployed was 19.6% of the total (25.5% urban and 13.7% rural). The results of the Chi Square also showed a significant relationship between the marital status, the educational level, and the economic level of the family, as independent variables and the work status as a dependent variable, The value of "" was ** 24.87, ** 44.94, * 5.68, which are significant, Suggestions are discussed in this study as well

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