Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Table 3.8 Employment status: womenPercent distribution of women by employment status, according to background characteristics, Zambia2001-2002–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Employed inthe 12 monthspreceding the survey Not–––––––––––––––––– employedNot in the NumberCurrently currently last 12 Missing/ ofBackground characteristic employed employed months don't know Total women–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Age15-19 32.7 2.5 64.8 0.0 100.0 1,81120-24 49.9 3.4 46.6 0.1 100.0 1,66425-29 62.3 3.1 34.7 0.0 100.0 1,37630-34 65.6 2.4 32.0 0.0 100.0 97235-39 70.5 2.3 27.2 0.0 100.0 76640-44 66.3 2.1 31.6 0.0 100.0 60145-49 68.6 2.1 29.3 0.0 100.0 467Marital statusNever married 33.8 2.8 63.4 0.0 100.0 1,897Married or living together 60.0 2.4 37.6 0.0 100.0 4,694Divorced/separated/widowed 67.6 3.9 28.5 0.0 100.0 1,067Number of living children0 36.2 3.0 60.8 0.0 100.0 2,0671-2 57.1 2.7 40.2 0.0 100.0 2,4313-4 63.6 2.5 33.9 0.1 100.0 1,5785+ 65.6 2.6 31.8 0.0 100.0 1,582ResidenceUrban 45.9 3.1 51.0 0.0 100.0 3,073Rural 60.3 2.4 37.2 0.0 100.0 4,585ProvinceCentral 70.0 1.0 29.0 0.0 100.0 562Copperbelt 44.9 3.4 51.7 0.0 100.0 1,544Eastern 20.8 1.6 77.6 0.0 100.0 926Luapula 91.1 1.1 7.8 0.0 100.0 622Lusaka 49.1 3.7 47.2 0.0 100.0 1,132Northern 73.5 0.9 25.5 0.1 100.0 1,040North-Western 42.7 15.7 41.7 0.0 100.0 354Southern 39.0 1.1 59.8 0.0 100.0 814Western 81.5 1.8 16.7 0.0 100.0 663EducationNo education 57.6 2.0 40.3 0.0 100.0 925Primary 57.9 2.6 39.4 0.0 100.0 4,439Secondary 43.4 3.2 53.4 0.0 100.0 2,061Higher 76.5 2.5 21.0 0.0 100.0 234Total 54.5 2.7 42.7 0.0 100.0 7,6583.6.2 OccupationTable 3.9 shows the occupations reported by women employed in the 12-month period before thesurvey. As observed with employed men, the majority of employed women (54 percent) work in agriculture.This is followed by one-fourth who are employed in sales and services occupations and one in ten indomestic services. A major difference is observed amongst women and men in skilled manual occupations(5 percent and 16 percent, respectively).Characteristics of Respondents │ 37