Table 3.5.1 Percent distribution of men by employment status, according to background characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Employment status: women)
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Employed in the 12 months Not employed
preceding the survey in the
------------------------- 12 months
Background Currently Not currently preceding Total Number
characteristic employed employed the survey of women
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Age
15-19 20.4 5.5 74.2 100.0 2,648
20-24 39.0 10.3 50.6 100.0 2,209
25-29 45.8 7.9 46.2 100.0 2,034
30-34 52.2 6.2 41.6 100.0 1,954
35-39 56.6 4.4 39.0 100.0 1,873
40-44 60.9 3.3 35.8 100.0 1,564
45-49 62.1 3.7 34.2 100.0 1,351
Marital status
Never married 37.7 6.6 55.7 100.0 4,388
Married/living together 47.9 5.8 46.3 100.0 8,671
Divorced/not living together 66.8 8.6 24.6 100.0 373
Widowed 74.8 5.5 19.7 100.0 201
Number of living children
0 38.6 7.7 53.7 100.0 5,012
1-2 45.0 6.4 48.5 100.0 3,747
3-4 51.4 4.5 44.2 100.0 2,961
5+ 55.6 4.1 40.3 100.0 1,912
Residence
Urban 47.2 6.2 46.7 100.0 7,877
Rural 43.3 6.1 50.6 100.0 5,756
Region
National Capital Region 47.9 6.5 45.6 100.0 2,387
Cordillera Admin Region 54.3 6.6 39.1 100.0 216
I - Ilocos Region 39.5 4.3 56.2 100.0 642
II - Cagayan Valley 40.8 4.0 55.1 100.0 426
III - Central Luzon 37.0 6.8 56.0 100.0 1,459
IVA - Calabarzon 43.5 5.5 51.0 100.0 1,890
IVB - Mimaropa 38.2 6.1 55.7 100.0 340
V - Bicol Region 46.9 7.8 45.3 100.0 713
VI - Western Visayas 49.9 6.1 43.9 100.0 910
VII - Central Visayas 48.1 6.0 45.9 100.0 1,070
VIII - Eastern Visayas 46.7 6.2 47.1 100.0 555
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 43.7 1.9 54.4 100.0 465
X - Northern Mindanao 50.6 7.8 41.5 100.0 565
XI - Davao Peninsula 55.3 11.0 33.6 100.0 654
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 51.4 5.0 43.6 100.0 524
ARMM 50.5 8.5 41.0 100.0 327
Caraga 36.1 2.2 61.7 100.0 489
Education
No education 53.4 3.3 43.3 100.0 186
Elementary 49.6 5.5 44.9 100.0 3,146
High school 37.6 6.4 56.0 100.0 6,109
College or higher 53.7 6.4 39.9 100.0 4,192
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 42.5 6.0 51.5 100.0 2,161
Second 40.7 7.7 51.6 100.0 2,412
Middle 42.0 6.6 51.4 100.0 2,682
Fourth 44.2 6.3 49.4 100.0 2,940
Highest 54.7 4.6 40.7 100.0 3,438
Total 45.5 6.1 48.3 100.0 13,633
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Note: An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed.
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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