Determinants of Occupational Choice among Four Provinces of the Pakistan

Type Journal Article - International Journal
Title Determinants of Occupational Choice among Four Provinces of the Pakistan
Author(s)
Volume 2
Issue 6
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2013
URL http://www.ejournalofbusiness.org/archive/vol2no6/vol2no6_3.pdf
Abstract
An occupation symbolizes the social and economic position of an individual in the society. Therefore it is important to
evaluate the structure of occupations and to emphasize the various determinants on the basis of which individuals make
their occupational choices. The current study emphasize on the main objectives like the socioeconomic factors of
occupational choice in Pakistan’s labor force market. Study sample of 69839 regular wage employees of age 16 years to
65years is taken from the Labor Force Survey 2009-10. The comparative analysis of occupational choice among provinces
of the Pakistan is examined. The multinomial logistic model is applied for the analysis of occupational choices in Pakistan
especially among four provinces. Age, Gender, Education, Training, Living time in the district of the employment and
marital status are considered as explanatory variables in the Multinomial logit model. This study helps us to understand the
reasons of the occupational choices among four provinces of the Pakistan.

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