Study: Almost 12% Of P-Hailing Workers In M’sia Have A Bachelor’s Degree

The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) recently revealed the findings of a study it conducted on p-hailing workers in our country which garnered some intriguing results. The study sought to find out their age bracket, education level, earnings, working hours and more.

According to BERNAMA, in terms of the highest education level of p-hailing workers, the study found:

• Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)/Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia Vokasional (SPMV) – 39.54%
• Diploma or equivalent – 23.24%
• Bachelor’s Degree – 11.79%
• No academic qualifications – 0.99% 
• Didn’t attend school – 0.21%

As for the age bracket, the study found that 97.71% of p-hailing workers are aged 15 to 30 while the remaining 2.29% are senior citizens aged 60 and above. Besides that, DOSM revealed that 73.98% treated p-hailing as their main source of income, while 70.35% cent make it their main occupation.

However, only 22.05% contributed to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), though the statistic is much higher (72.25%) for those that contributed to the Social Security Organisation (Socso). Furthermore, 63.39% do not have any savings while the other 36.61% have their own savings or investments.

In terms of insurance policy, the study found that 45.07% have their own insurance policy while the rest did not. DOSM also noted that there was an increase in the income of p-hailing workers after participating in food and goods delivery. These include:

• RM1,501 to RM2,499 – 26.78%
• RM1,500 and below – 23.39 %
• RM2,500 to RM3,170 – 11.67%

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