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15.

Findings:

The employees tended to think that it would be troublesome

=

to claim the benefits from the scheme. 51.3% (N

considered it as troublesome while only 21.6% (N

convenient, the rest 27.1% (N 567) did not know.

=

1072) of all employees

450) considered it

The mean score on

the convenient

ww

troublesome scale was 3.441 which was towards the

troublesome end of the scale. (Table 0119)

A

Estimated public support

Question 34. How much do you think will be the public support for this type

of scheme? (Prompt)

(1)

A great majority support.

(2)

A majority support.

(3) Don't know.

(4)

A minority support.

(5)

A small minority support.

Findings:

Most employees (71.2%, N

=

1488) estimated that there would be

a majority support for the scheme, while only 13.1% (N 274) said there

would be a minority support. The mean score on the majority support

minority support scale was 2.28 showing that the perceived level of support

was towards the majority end. (Table 0120)

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16.

Extent of protection provided for employees in lower income groups

More percentage of the higher income bracket held life insurance

Very few of the low income bracket were protected. The tendency

was very marked. (Table 0135)

policies.

The employers tended to buy life insurance for the employees

with higher income and to neglect those with low income. This tendency was

very marked. (Table 0136)

Very few daily-rated and piece-rated workers had life insurance

bought by the employers. The monthly-paid workers were more protected

in this aspect. (Table 0139)

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