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Socioeconomic Characteristics of Eastern Azerbaijan, Marand and Sample Households Appendix 1: Socioeconomic Characteristics of Eastern Azerbaijan, Marand and Sample Households Table A1.1 Number of students enrolled in Azerbaijan, 1987 Number Per cent Primary 590 672 72.6 Secondary 150 071 18.4 High school 64 220 7.9 Technical and professional 8 799 1.1 Total 813 762 100.0 Source: Plan and Budget Organisation of Eastern Azerbaijan (1990, 1993). Table A1.2 Fall in the rural population of Azerbaijan, by township, 1976–86 (per cent) Change in rural 1976 1986 population 1976–86 Sarab 85.0 75.1 –9.9 Aahar 89.2 79.5 –9.7 Miyaneh 81.9 72.9 –9.0 Marand 67.3 60.2 –7.1 Tabriz 33.4 26.6 –6.8 Hasht rude 96.1 90.7 –5.4 Maragheh 60.7 57.0 –3.7 Source: Plan and Budget Organisation of Eastern Ajerbaijan (1995). 172 Socioeconomic Charateristics 173 Table A1.3 Number of towns and communities, Marand, 1996 Number of communities District/country Area (km2) Residential Non-residential Total Central district (Marand) 3.814 112 21 133 County districts 3308.8 112 21 133 Bonab 373.1 10 1 11 Duwlat Abad 193.8 10 0 10 North Mishab 370.0 15 1 16 Koshsarayh 583.1 21 1 22 Zolbianin 379.4 15 9 24 Zonuozagh 355.6 6 2 8 Eastern Harazand 305.0 11 0 11 Western Harazand 285.0 13 1 14 Yekanat 463.8 11 6 17 Central district (Jolfa) 825.5 55 15 70 County districts 1591.2 55 15 70 Irsi 190.6 6 1 7 Shojah 471.9 16 8 24 Western Dizmar 353.7 6 0 6 Nojeh Mehr 375.6 22 4 26 Daran 199.4 5 2 7 Source: Plan and Budget Organisation of Eastern Azerbaijan (1996). 174 Table A1.4 Sex ratio in rural areas of the province and in the sample population, 1976–86 Province (1976) Province (1986) Sample population Males Females Ratio Males Females Ratio Males Females Ratio 1 030 838 978 555 105 1 077 991 1 033 587 104 1694 1538 110 Source: National population census, 1976, 1986. The sex ratio is calculated as follows: SR = (males ÷ females) × 100. Socioeconomic Charateristics 175 Table A1.5 Age distribution in rural areas of the province and in the sample population, 1976–86 Province Province Sample (1976) (%) (1986) (%) population (%) 0–14 991 406 48.7 1 048 388 49.6 1 390 43.8 15–64 948 708 46.5 1 005 505 47.6 1 588 49.2 65+ 69 279 3.4 56 579 2.7 258 7.0 Total 1 017 987 100.0 2 111 578 100.0 3 238 100.0 Source: Shakoori (1998), p. 219. Table A1.6 Age distribution (per cent) Village Village Village Village Village Village Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total 0–30 14.3 11.4 24.6 10.3 24.1 14.3 16.9 31–40 31.7 33.0 43.9 32.8 41.4 22.9 36.2 40–50 26.0 33.0 21.1 39.7 24.1 37.1 28.1 51+ 28.0 22.7 10.5 17.2 10.3 25.7 19.0 Sample size 106 88 60 60 35 30 381 Source: Shakoori (1998), p. 219. 176 Table A1.7 Distribution by size of family (per cent) Rural areas Urban areas of the of the Family size Village Village Village Village Village Village Total province province 1 2 3 4 5 6 (1986) 1986 0–1 3.7 2.3 5.0 6.7 8.1 8.5 5.0 3.5 3.8 2 3.8 9.1 5.0 10.0 12.0 13.9 8.4 8.3 10.2 3 3.8 3.4 9.0 11.7 13.3 7.2 8.1 8.5 13.3 4 8.5 14.8 13.7 11.7 6.7 13.9 11.3 10.9 17.4 5 15.1 20.5 10.0 15.0 16.7 5.6 16.3 12.6 16.7 6 32.1 14.8 17.3 15.0 13.3 20.5 18.6 13.2 13.8 7 11.3 13.6 13.3 11.7 10.0 5.6 10.8 13.3 10.4 8+ 21.7 21.6 23.3 19.2 20.0 25.0 21.2 29.7 14.4 Sample size 106 88 60 60 36 30 381 351 278 396 325 Source: Shakoori, (1998), p. 219. Socioeconomic Charateristics 177 Table A1.8 Educational level (per cent) Village Village Village Village Village Village 123456 Illiterate 13.3 14.9 26.7 30.7 45.3 50.0 No schooling but able 20.3 25.3 27.7 26.7 21.7 25.0 to read and write Primary school 27.0 25.0 19.0 20.6 26.7 16.7 Secondary school 19.8 16.3 17.0 13.3 6.3 5.6 High school 16.6 18.5 9.7 6.7 0.0 2.8 University 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Sample size 106 88 60 60 36 30 Source: Shakoori (1998), p. 220. Table A1.9 Occupational distribution (per cent) Village Village Village Village Village Village 123456 Labourer 12.1 15.9 17.7 18.0 23.0 29.4 Farmer and livestock 31.7 32.0 30.7 20.3 20.3 12.8 breeder Farmer 19.9 14.6 24.7 36.7 30.0 33.9 Shopkeeper 11.7 13.6 42.1 3.0 3.3 11.1 Clerical 12.8 5.1 9.3 1.7 6.7 0.0 Urban job 12.7 18.8 13.7 20.3 16.7 12.8 Sample size 106 88 60 60 36 30 Source: Shakoori (1998), p. 220. Appendix 2: Correlation Coefficients for Participation and Mobility Table A2.1 Correlation coefficients (Spearman) for participation Variable Village 1 Village 2 Village 3 Village 4 Village 5 Village 6 Income 0.5881 0.4869 0.6919 0.6890 0.7125 0.7479 178 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.000 Wealth 0.4251 0.3229 0.4864 0.3066 0.6766 0.6289 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.003 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.009 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.000 Literacy 0.4358 0.4050 0.3444 0.1556 0.0724 0.0349 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.004 Sig. 0.118 Sig. 0.340 Sig. 0.427 Occupation 0.1348 0.1205 0.4062 0.2684 0.1369 0.0787 Sig. 0.126 Sig. 0.152 Sig. 0.001 Sig. 0.020 Sig. 0.235 Sig. 0.327 Family size –0.0593 –0.1931 0.1792 –0.0369 0.2472 0.3188 Sig. 0.308 Sig. 0.048 Sig. 0.085 Sig. 0.390 Sig. 0.094 Sig. 0.03 Age –0.1571 –0.1738 –0.0105 –0.0978 –0.0751 –0.2723 Sig. 0.094 Sig. 0.068 Sig. 0.469 Sig. 0.233 Sig. 0.349 Sig. 0.057 Sample size 108 88 60 60 35 30 Source: Shakoori (1998), p. 225. Table A2.2 Correlation coefficients (Spearman) for intragenerational mobility Variable Village 1 Village 2 Village 3 Village 4 Village 5 Village 6 Income 0.4605 0.3220 0.4470 0.3106 0.2296 0.1952 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.001 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.009 Sig. 0.111 Sig. 0.131 Wealth 0.2135 0.2447 0.2471 0.2099 0.1571 0.1446 Sig. 0.051 Sig. 0.006 Sig. 0.028 Sig. 0.133 Sig. 0.072 Sig. 0.204 Education 0.1805 0.1125 0.1087 0.0976 0.0813 0.0823 Sig. 0.032 Sig. 0.148 Sig. 0.204 Sig. 0.229 Sig. 0.335 Sig. 0.317 Family size 0.0446 0.0268 0.1087 0.0456 0.0738 0.0651 Sig. 0.346 Sig. 0.393 Sig. 0.204 Sig. 0.367 Sig. 0.349 Sig. 0.355 Age 0.0603 0.0798 0.0807 0.0598 0.0924 0.0373 Sig. 0.271 Sig. 0.212 Sig. 0.270 Sig. 0.329 Sig. 0.196 Sig. 0.416 Sample size 108 88 60 60 35 30 Source: Shakoori (1998), p. 267. 179 180 Table A2.3 Correlation coefficients (Spearman) for intragenerational mobility Variable Village 1 Village 2 Village 3 Village 4 Village 5 Village 6 Income 0.3774 0.1619 0.3916 0.2990 0.1982 0.1652 Sig. 0.000 Sig. 0.066 Sig. 0.001 Sig. 0.011 Sig. 0.147 Sig. 0.168 Wealth 0.2200 0.1972 0.2152 0.1525 0.1296 0.1050 Sig. 0.012 Sig. 0.067 Sig. 0.049 Sig. 0.124 Sig. 0.226 Sig. 0.290 Education 0.1069 0.1345 0.1485 0.1192 0.0881 0.0743 Sig. 0.210 Sig. 0.106 Sig. 0.129 Sig. 0.269 Sig. 0.325 Sig. 0.333 Family size 0.0509 0.1032 0.0711 0.0684 0.0680 0.0040 Sig. 0.302 Sig. 0.169 Sig. 0.295 Sig. 0.302 Sig. 0.361 Sig. 0.491 Age 0.0808 0.1605 0.2043 0.0456 0.0729 0.0441 Sig. 0.208 Sig. 0.068 Sig. 0.064 Sig. 0.367 Sig. 0.353 Sig. 0.401 Sample size 108 88 60 60 35 30 Source: Shakoori (1998), p.
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