Table 3.5.2 Percent distribution of women by employment status, according to background characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Employment status: men)
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Employed in the 12 months Not employed
preceding the survey in the
------------------------- 12 months Missing/
Background Currently Not currently preceding don't Total Number
characteristic employed employed the survey know of men
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Age
15-19 25.8 11.5 61.8 0.8 100.0 918
20-24 57.5 15.8 26.0 0.7 100.0 785
25-29 80.9 12.1 6.9 0.1 100.0 647
30-34 85.5 9.1 5.4 0.0 100.0 593
35-39 88.8 7.6 3.6 0.0 100.0 586
40-44 90.5 5.7 3.9 0.0 100.0 483
45-49 91.3 4.8 3.9 0.0 100.0 416
50-54 85.6 5.5 8.7 0.2 100.0 338
Marital status
Never married 42.8 13.8 42.7 0.6 100.0 1,914
Married/living together 89.2 6.8 3.9 0.1 100.0 2,746
Divorced/not living together 71.5 20.7 7.7 0.0 100.0 88
Widowed * * * * * 17
Number of living children
0 46.8 14.0 38.5 0.6 100.0 2,154
1-2 87.3 8.5 4.2 0.0 100.0 1,092
3-4 90.3 6.0 3.8 0.0 100.0 923
5+ 92.3 3.9 3.7 0.0 100.0 596
Residence
Urban 65.2 11.4 23.2 0.2 100.0 2,553
Rural 76.0 8.2 15.4 0.4 100.0 2,213
Region
National Capital Region 63.1 12.1 24.8 0.0 100.0 740
Cordillera Admin Region 67.4 13.1 18.6 0.8 100.0 72
I - Ilocos Region 77.3 10.0 12.7 0.0 100.0 232
II - Cagayan Valley 85.1 4.6 10.3 0.0 100.0 163
III - Central Luzon 68.7 11.9 19.4 0.0 100.0 520
IVA - Calabarzon 64.3 12.5 22.9 0.2 100.0 652
IVB - Mimaropa 77.1 8.9 14.0 0.0 100.0 119
V - Bicol Region 70.8 6.1 21.2 1.9 100.0 236
VI - Western Visayas 77.1 8.3 14.6 0.0 100.0 322
VII - Central Visayas 66.8 10.8 21.7 0.7 100.0 373
VIII - Eastern Visayas 68.3 13.7 17.6 0.4 100.0 229
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 76.7 4.1 19.2 0.0 100.0 189
X - Northern Mindanao 70.5 11.2 18.2 0.0 100.0 202
XI - Davao Peninsula 73.6 7.3 18.4 0.7 100.0 212
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 73.8 6.6 19.6 0.0 100.0 216
ARMM 68.9 8.5 21.2 1.4 100.0 125
Caraga 81.8 3.1 14.3 0.8 100.0 166
Education
No education 93.2 2.0 4.8 0.0 100.0 84
Elementary 84.3 7.6 7.8 0.3 100.0 1,441
High school 61.9 11.9 25.9 0.3 100.0 2,048
College or higher 65.9 9.9 24.0 0.3 100.0 1,193
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 82.3 7.6 9.8 0.3 100.0 884
Second 78.1 9.3 12.1 0.4 100.0 937
Middle 68.9 12.3 18.6 0.3 100.0 992
Fourth 63.8 10.8 24.8 0.6 100.0 957
Highest 59.6 9.3 31.2 0.0 100.0 996
Total 70.2 9.9 19.6 0.3 100.0 4766
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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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