| dc.description.abstract | Income stability is a fundamental determinant of households' well-being and economic resilience. In Uganda, as in many developing nations, disparities in income stability exist across different regions, impacting the livelihoods of households. This study used the 2019/2020 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) which was carried out by the Uganda National Bureau of Statistics. A total of 13713 respondents (households) participated in the study. Findings from the study indicated that Majority of the sample population of the respondents were female (52.38%) and the rest were male respondents (47.62%). The majority of the respondents were outside labor force (56.55%) of the sample population, followed by the ones that were employed (19.63%). Most of the respondents were never married (46.08%), followed by those who are married (36.25%). Majority of the total respondents attained primary education (51.93%) of the sample population followed by the ones with no formal education. At bivariate level all the variables had a significant impact on household income stability across different regions of Uganda that is gender (X2=29.8696, P-value= 0.000), region (X2= 154.8408, P-value= 0.000), labour status (X2= 177.766, P-value= 0.000), sector of employment (X2= 11.1144, P-value= 0.000), education level ( X2= 888.7533, P-value= 0.000). The government should offer tools and assistance to help families manage their finances wisely. Providing credit facilities to support economic activity, lowering interest rates for In order to generate balanced economic growth and guarantee that people across different sectors have a stable income, it is also necessary to support equitable resource distribution across sectors. Finally, to help those without jobs support their families, the government should oversee and enable social safety nets like pensions and unemployment payments. | en_US |
