Turks and Caicos Islands

50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Single Single
(Visiting
Relationshi
p)
5.8.2. Household Headship
Figure 5.8.2: Relationship status of respondents
The majority of respondents sampled listed themselves as the heads of their respective households. When
disaggregated by gender 94% of males indicated they were the heads of their households with 92% of
females indicating this role (see Table 5.8.4). Table 5.8.5 shows a much greater proportion of households
headed by males compared to females in the sample.
Table 5.8.4: Perception of headship of household
Perceived as Head of
Sex of Respondent
Household
Male Female
Yes 17 94% 12 92%
No 1 6% 1 8%
Gender of
Respondent
Married Separated Other/Com
mon Law
Table 5.8.5: Household headship
Male Headed
Households
144
Female Headed
Households
Divorced Widowed
Males 22% 17% 22% 11% 6% 17% 6%
Females 23% 0% 8% 15% 0% 8% 46%
Total 23% 10% 16% 13% 3% 13% 23%
Sample (n=31)
Male 18 95% 0 0% 18 58%
Female 1 5% 12 100% 13 42%
Total (% of Sample) 19 61% 12 39% 31 100%
With regards to household size, Table 5.8.6 shows that 52% (N=16) of respondents lived alone and 32% of
households consisted of two or three persons. The remaining 16% of households have between four and
five members. No one indicated living in a household with more than 5 people. There were similar