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Table 4 Proportion of informal employees by gender, Tajikistan 2007

From: Is there an informal employment wage premium? Evidence from Tajikistan

Economically active

Males

Females

t-test

A. No signed labour contracts

54.6%

43.8%

9.51

B. No social security affiliation

59.4%

41.2%

16.25

C. Establishment size and no professionals

38.2%

18.3%

20.42

Pure informal workers

31.9%

14.9%

18.48

Informal at least in one of three approaches

70.8%

56.7%

12.91

  1. Notes: The proportions are based on a sample of workers that report wages; t-test for difference between women and men. Source: Authors calculations from Tajikistan 2007 LSMS.