Table 3.7  Percent distribution of women employed in the 12 months preceding the survey by type of earnings,
           type of employer, and continuity of employment, according to type of employment
           (agricultural or nonagricultural), Philippines 2003
           (Type of employment)

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Employment                                Agricultural   Nonagricultural       Total
Characteristic                                    Work              Work
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Type of earnings
  Cash only                                      29.0              74.8         71.5
  Cash and in-kind                               25.5              12.0         13.0
  In-kind only                                    8.2               1.0          1.6
  Not paid                                       37.1              12.1         13.9
  Missing                                         0.2               0.0          0.1

Total                                           100.0             100.0        100.0

Type of employer
  Employed by family member                      46.9              15.3         17.6
  Employed by nonfamily member                   31.8              58.4         56.5
  Self-employed                                  20.5              26.2         25.7
  Missing                                         0.7               0.1          0.2

Total                                           100.0             100.0        100.0

Continuity of employment
  All year                                       55.5              65.6         64.8
  Seasonal                                       39.2              26.1         27.1
  Occasional                                      5.1               8.2          7.9
  Missing                                         0.2               0.1          0.1

Total                                           100.0             100.0        100.0
Number of women                                   510             6,456        7,043

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Note:    Total includes women with missing information on type of employment who are not shown separately. 

Source:  2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
         National Statistics Office & Department of Health

Page last updated:  September 11, 2006
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