Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

3.5 MEN’S EMPLOYMENTMale respondents were asked a number of questions to elicit their employment status at the timeof the survey, the continuity of their employment in the 12 months prior to the survey and, if they werenot employed at all in the prior 12 months, the principal activity in which they were involved during theperiod.Table 3.5 presents information relating to men’s employment during the 12 month period prior tothe survey. In all, 79 percent of men were employed in the last 12 months while 21 percent were unemployed.Younger men are markedly less likely to be employed than men age 25 and older. This reflectsthe fact that many are still in school as well as problems youth may have in finding work. Employmentlevels of men in rural areas are higher (82 percent) than those of their urban counterparts (75 percent).The men most likely to have been employed in the last 12 months are divorced, separated or widowedmen (83 percent), and those who have never been to school (91 percent). Among educated men, the likelihoodof having been employed in the last 12 months is highest for those with higher education (88 percent).One in ten men were unemployed at the time of the survey, although they were employed in the12 months prior to the survey.Table 3.5 Employment status: menPercent distribution of men by employment status, according to background characteristics, Zambia 2001-2002––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Employed inthe 12 monthspreceding the survey Not–––––––––––––––––– employedNot in the NumberBackground Currently currently last 12 Missing/ ofcharacteristic employed employed months don't know Total men––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Age15-19 26.3 6.9 66.1 0.7 100.0 45920-24 61.1 16.5 22.4 0.0 100.0 34625-29 80.6 13.5 5.9 0.0 100.0 36130-34 89.8 7.7 2.5 0.0 100.0 28135-39 82.6 12.2 5.2 0.0 100.0 24140-44 86.8 10.7 2.6 0.0 100.0 17445-49 80.6 13.1 6.3 0.0 100.0 11350-54 85.5 7.5 7.0 0.0 100.0 10055-59 78.8 11.4 9.8 0.0 100.0 71Marital statusNever married 63.0 8.8 28.1 0.2 100.0 589Married or living together 69.0 12.5 18.3 0.1 100.0 1,325Divorced/separated/widowed 74.3 8.3 16.8 0.5 100.0 231ResidenceUrban 61.4 13.7 24.7 0.1 100.0 851Rural 72.2 9.3 18.3 0.2 100.0 1,294ProvinceCentral 68.8 5.1 26.1 0.0 100.0 165Copperbelt 59.0 16.9 24.1 0.0 100.0 447Eastern 78.1 5.5 16.4 0.0 100.0 268Luapula 85.6 1.1 13.3 0.0 100.0 166Lusaka 66.1 7.9 25.9 0.0 100.0 314Northern 77.7 2.4 19.3 0.6 100.0 292North-Western 53.4 13.0 33.2 0.4 100.0 93Southern 53.7 35.6 10.2 0.5 100.0 232Western 71.3 5.7 22.9 0.0 100.0 169EducationNo education 84.4 6.3 9.3 0.0 100.0 108Primary 70.2 10.9 18.6 0.3 100.0 1,100Secondary 60.8 12.3 26.9 0.0 100.0 808Higher 80.1 8.1 11.8 0.0 100.0 129Total 67.9 11.0 20.9 0.2 100.0 2,145Characteristics of Respondents │ 33