Propensity to work and income levels of youths in southern Sudan: a case study of Napere Suburb-Yambio Town
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2010-08
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Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management
Abstract
This study was meant to determine the propensity to work and income levels of youths in
Southern Sudan by taking the case of Napere suburb in Yambio Town. The average
hours worked per month here represents the propensity to work while the total monthly
income characterizes the income level. The study particularly sought to establish and
recommend the kind of relationship that should exist between propensity to work and the
income levels of youths. This was conceived due to the fact that while traditional
economic theory entailed high propensity to work for the low income earners, conditions
on the ground highlighted that despite the low income levels of the youths, their
propensity to work was still low. The study was conducted through sample survey; data
was collected in June 2010, using interview technique from 120 youths purposively
selected from the accessible population, analyzed using Pearson's Correlation, and
presented in tables and figures. The study established the existence of a positive
relationship between propensity to work and income levels with a Pearson's correlation
coefficient of 0.592 at 1% level of Significance. A total of 55.8% of the youths had a low
propensity to work out of which 48.5% had low incomes. The study concludes that the
youths have low incomes because they have a low propensity to work. It recommends
that the government planners and other development agencies should promote a high
propensity to work among the youths through: establishing demonstration farms and
sensitizing youths' leaders about the imperative of work, in a bid to improve incomes.
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A dissertation submitted to the School of Economics and Applied Statistics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of Bachelors Degree of Arts in Economics of Kampala International University
Keywords
work and income, Levels, South Sudan, Youths