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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