Kuala Lumpur: A study by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) involving a total of 6,657 p-hailing workers found that 97.71 per cent of them were youth aged 15 to 30, while the remaining 2.29 per cent was senior citizens aged 60 and above.
In a statement Friday, DOSM said a study conducted from March 1 to Dec 31 2022 found that most p-hailing workers have an education level of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) / Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia Vokasional (SPMV) or equivalent (39.54 per cent), Diploma or equivalent (23.24 per cent) and Bachelor’s Degree (11.79 per cent).
“The findings also show that 0.21 per cent of p-hailing workers do not attend school and 0.99 per cent do not have any academic qualifications,” it said.
According to the statement, 73.98 per cent of p-hailing workers treated the occupation as their main source of income, while 70.35 per cent make it their main occupation.
On social protection, the study found that 72.25 per cent of respondents contributed to the Social Security Organisation (Socso), and only 22.05 per cent contributed to Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF).
DOSM also said there was an increase in the income of p-hailing workers after participating in food and goods delivery, with the highest number of them earning between RM1,501 to RM2,499 (26.78 per cent), followed by RM1,500 and below (23.39 percent) and RM2,500 to RM3,170 (11.67 per cent).
“There are 36.61 per cent of p-hailing workers who have their own savings or investments while 63.39 per cent do not have any savings.”
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