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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