1. Not currently employed
Table 1. Percentage Distribution of Women and Men by Employment Status According to Background Characteristic
Characteristics
Women
Men
Age
Currently employed1
Not currently employed
Not employed
15-19
26.1
4.2
71.6
44.8
3.7
51.6
20-24
48.3
3.4
48.1
65.4
2.9
31.6
25-29
65.0
31.5
85.7
2.1
12.1
30-34
73.1
4.0
22.7
94.9
1.2
3.8
35-39
77.6
18.8
98.0
0.8
40-44
77.2
18.4
98.1
1.1
45-49
77.4
5.8
16.7
98.4
0.3
1.4
Residence
Urban
59.7
2.4
37.7
75.4
2.0
22.5
Rural
58.8
36.8
82.8
1.9
15.3
Zone
North Central
62.8
3.2
33.9
84.9
2.6
12.5
North East
57.1
4.1
38.6
90.8
1.6
7.6
North West
46.0
7.2
46.6
86.4
1.7
11.8
South East
58.7
1.0
40.0
72.9
26.0
South South
63.9
33.5
69.4
3.5
27.0
South West
69.9
28.7
75.9
23.1
Education
No education
56.8
5.4
37.5
97.3
0.9
Primary
23.3
90.9
1.3
7.7
Secondary
52.9
2.2
70.1
2.5
27.4
More than secondary
62.5
35.6
74.6
23.0
1currently employed is defined as having done work in the past seven days; also persons who did not work in the past seven days but are regularly employed and were absent from work.
Source: Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2008
ACHA, CHIGOZIE KELECHI et al. Trend and Levels of Women Empowerment in Nigeria. American Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 6, doi: /ajams-2-6-8
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