Research Article
Social Isolation of the Stateless and the Destitute: A Study on the Refugee-Camp and the Sullied Slum of Dhaka City
Table 2
Comparative scenario of social isolation in relation to place of living (in percent) (
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| Factor | Level | Camp | Slum | Not feeling isolated | Feeling isolated | Not feeling isolated | Feeling isolated |
| Age | Below 20 | 10.9 | 14.0 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 20–29 | 34.5 | 16.3 | 31.9 | 33.3 | 30–39 | 18.2 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 27.3 | 40–49 | 21.8 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 19.7 | 50–59 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 60 and Above | 9.1 | 18.6 | 1.7 | 4.5 | Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Sex | Male | 80.0 | 79.1 | 79.0 | 83.3 | Female | 20.0 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 16.7 | Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Education | Illiterate | 58.1 | 69.8 | 43.7 | 47.0 | Primary | 16.4 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 23.5 | Secondary | 25.5 | 7.0 | 32.8 | 22.7 | Higher Secondary | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 6.8 | Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Occupation | Hawker | 3.6 | 0.0 | 58.0 | 51.5 | Rickshaw Puller | 12.7 | 14.0 | 18.5 | 21.2 | Daily Unskilled Labor | 1.8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | Contractual Unskilled Labor | 12.7 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 2.3 | House Wife | 10.9 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | SME | 32.7 | 23.3 | 9.2 | 10.6 | Skilled Labor | 18.2 | 34.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | Out of Work | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Source: survey data.
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