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Impact of Gender on Labor Force Participation Markita Joi Alunan; Andrea Sofia Aquino; Frances Nicole Loto; Marie Antoinette Rosete
UJoST- Universal Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): March 2023
Publisher : Faculty of Science and Technology University of Pramita Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11111/ujost.v2i1.97

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Previous studies have revealed that marital status and gender roles affect the totality of labor force. Societal norms that have been existing from hundreds of years ago are still prevalent nowadays. Unequal treatments are still present and mostly the disadvantage are females. This research tackles whether gender (male and female) would have an effect or has a relationship with the number of hours worked by people in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It further discusses the reason behind whether it affects or doesn’t affect the number of hours worked. Data from Philippine Statistics Authority from 1991 to 2020 is used as a basis and reference data to test whether gender affects the number of hours worked in those regions. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao is used due to the reason that it is Philippine’s three major islands which is composed of several provinces and regions. Ordinary Least Squares is used to test whether there is a significant relationship between said variables and upon testing, in which resulted that there is no significant relationship.
Effect of Sin Tax on Electronic Cigarette Consumption in Quezon City Elizabeth Andrade; Nat Daniel Garcia; Dylan Kurt Valbuena; Marie Antoinette Rosete
UJoST- Universal Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): March 2023
Publisher : Faculty of Science and Technology University of Pramita Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11111/ujost.v2i1.99

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Electronic nicotine-containing electronic apportioning frameworks, commonly known as electronic cigarettes, have been predominantly considered a less damaging elective to standard cigarette smoking. E-industries have rapidly expanded, utilizing intense advancing messages comparable to those used to progress cigarettes in decades. Moreover, e-cigarettes are more engaging than conventional cigarettes for various reasons: tallying the choice of distinctive flavors, ease of availability, and utilization and effect of media. In accordance with this, the implication of sin tax towards e-cigarettes is to define sin tax as exacted on particular merchandise and administrations when purchasing the goods or products. These things get the extract assessment due to their capacity, or discernment, to be destructive or expensive to society. The study aims to determine the effect of the sin tax on e-cigarette consumption in Quezon City. The descriptive-quantitative will be imposed in the study as it involves data collection that is relevant to answering the concern of the subject of the study. The researchers will use a snowball sampling technique to reach the target sample size of 385. This method relies on recommendations from individuals with a specific interest characteristic with the target population. Identifying relevant literature will lead to the development of a self-made questionnaire. Thus, a pilot study will be conducted among 30 UST students to show the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Using statistical software, a priori power analysis will be used to find the effect size given alpha. Moreover, the researchers will comply with the data privacy act law of 2013 and will ensure the commentary of the university's ethics and research review committee.