The statistic illustrates the work participation rate within the slum population across India in 2001 and 2011, distributed by gender. In 2001, more than 50 percent of the male people living in slum households were working, while the female work participation rate was at a low 12.8 percent. Work participation has increased slightly for both genders over the years.
Work participation rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender
According to the Indian census, slums are defined as residential areas with poorly built households which are unhygienic and unfit for human habitation because of dilapidation, overcrowding, lack of sanitation, water and infrastructure.
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Indian Census. (September 30, 2013). Work participation rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/619763/slum-population-work-participation-rate-india/
Indian Census. "Work participation rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender." Chart. September 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619763/slum-population-work-participation-rate-india/
Indian Census. (2013). Work participation rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619763/slum-population-work-participation-rate-india/
Indian Census. "Work Participation Rate within Slum Population in India in 2001 and 2011, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619763/slum-population-work-participation-rate-india/
Indian Census, Work participation rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619763/slum-population-work-participation-rate-india/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Work participation rate within slum population in India in 2001 and 2011, by gender [Graph], Indian Census, September 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/619763/slum-population-work-participation-rate-india/
