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Demographic profile and income of informal sector vendor in selected industrial areas of Cavite / by Karinahowie B. Manguiat.

By:

Manguiat, Karinahowie Rose B [author]

Contributor(s):

Lising, Maria Soledad M [adviser]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2013.Description: ix, 52 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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339.42 M31 2013

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College of Economics, Management, and Development Studies (CEMDS)

Abstract: MANGUIAT, KARINA RHOWIE ROSE B. Demographic Profile and Income of Informal Sector Vendors in Selected Industrial Areas of Cavite. Bachelor of Science in Economics. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. March 2013. Adviser: Ms.Ma. Soledad M. Lising. This study was conducted to determine the demographic profile and income of informal sector vendors in selected industrial areas of Cavite. Specifically, this sought to answer the questions: what is the demographic profile of informal sector vendors; what is the business profile of the informal sector vendors; how much is the business income of the informal sector vendors; what is the significant relationship between selected demographic characteristics and the income of informal sector vendors; what are the reasons that affect the decision-making of vendors to engage in vending and what are the problems encountered by informal sector vendors. The study was conducted in top three industrial areas in Cavite, namely: Rosario, Carmona and Dasmarinas. A total of 150 street vendors were used as participants of the study. Data were collected using an interview schedule. The study used frequency counts, percentage, range, and mean to the determine the demographic profile of the participants in terms of age, sex, civil status, number of family members, number of family members who are working and position in the family. The same tools were used to determine the business profile and daily net income of informal sector vendors. Chi-square test was used to determine the relationship between selected demographic characteristics and the income of the informal sector vendors. Rank was used to determine the reasons why street vendors engage in street vending and the problems encountered by the informal sector vendors. There were 89 male participants and 61 female participants. Most of the participants were from the middle-age group. There were 97 married participants. Most of the street vendors reached elementary and high school. The average number of family members was from five to six. Most of the street vendors were migrants in Cavite. There were more ambulant street vendors than built in street vendors who sold food products. They devoted 11 hours everyday in vending. Most of the participants had been vending for many years. They got their sources of capital from personal and family savings and informal money lenders. The average daily net income of the street vendors was P263.63. The chi-square test showed that there is no significant relationship between the selected demographic characteristics such as age, sex, civil status, highest educational attainment and number of years in vending to the income. The amount of operating capital used had significant relationship with income. The most common reasons why street vendors were engage in street vending were easy source of income, unemployment, no superiors, past time, and ease of entry. The problems encountered by the participants were inconsistent income, lack of buyers, weather condition, high competition, and health hazard.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Theses / Manuscripts	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Theses Section	Non-fiction	339.42 M31 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	T-5147		00008147

Thesis (BS Economics ) Cavite State University.

College of Economics, Management, and Development Studies (CEMDS)

MANGUIAT, KARINA RHOWIE ROSE B. Demographic Profile and Income of Informal Sector Vendors in Selected Industrial Areas of Cavite. Bachelor of Science in Economics. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. March 2013. Adviser:
Ms.Ma. Soledad M. Lising.

This study was conducted to determine the demographic profile and income of informal sector vendors in selected industrial areas of Cavite. Specifically, this sought to answer the questions: what is the demographic profile of informal sector vendors; what is the business profile of the informal sector vendors; how much is the business income of the informal sector vendors; what is the significant relationship between selected demographic characteristics and the income of informal sector vendors; what are the reasons that affect the decision-making of vendors to engage in vending and what are the problems encountered by informal sector vendors.

The study was conducted in top three industrial areas in Cavite, namely: Rosario, Carmona and Dasmarinas. A total of 150 street vendors were used as participants of the study. Data were collected using an interview schedule.

The study used frequency counts, percentage, range, and mean to the determine the demographic profile of the participants in terms of age, sex, civil status, number of family members, number of family members who are working and position in the family.

The same tools were used to determine the business profile and daily net income of informal sector vendors. Chi-square test was used to determine the relationship between selected demographic characteristics and the income of the informal sector vendors. Rank was used to determine the reasons why street vendors engage in street vending and the problems encountered by the informal sector vendors.

There were 89 male participants and 61 female participants. Most of the participants were from the middle-age group. There were 97 married participants. Most of the street vendors reached elementary and high school. The average number of family members was from five to six. Most of the street vendors were migrants in Cavite.

There were more ambulant street vendors than built in street vendors who sold food products. They devoted 11 hours everyday in vending. Most of the participants had been vending for many years. They got their sources of capital from personal and family savings and informal money lenders.

The average daily net income of the street vendors was P263.63. The chi-square test showed that there is no significant relationship between the selected demographic characteristics such as age, sex, civil status, highest educational attainment and number of years in vending to the income. The amount of operating capital used had significant relationship with income.

The most common reasons why street vendors were engage in street vending were easy source of income, unemployment, no superiors, past time, and ease of entry.

The problems encountered by the participants were inconsistent income, lack of buyers, weather condition, high competition, and health hazard.

Submitted copy to the University Library. 07/31/2013 T-5147