Women in Latin America and the Caribbean - Cepal

77
Figure II.4
LATIN AMERICA (SIMPLE AVERAGE FOR 15 COUNTRIES): FEMALE POPULATION AGED 15 AND
OVER, BY OCCUPATION AND MARITAL STATUS, URBAN AREAS, AROUND 2005
(Percentages)
80
70
75
60
50
49
52
56
40
30
20
10
0
22
39
7 8
12
15
18
5 6 7
8
15
10
28
31
36
Other
Domestic service
Total
Other employed
Housewives
Other
Housewives
Total
Other employed
Domestic service
Other employed
Domestic service
Housewives
Total
Other
Housewives
Other employed
Total
Domestic service
Other
Source: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on the basis of special tabulations of household
surveys from the countries concerned.
Figure II.5
LATIN AMERICA (SIMPLE AVERAGE FOR 15 COUNTRIES): FEMALE POPULATION AGED
15 AND OVER, BY PRESENCE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS OF PEOPLE REQUIRING
CARE AND BY OCCUPATION, URBAN AREAS, AROUND 2005
(Percentages)
100%
Married/cohabiting Separated or divorced Widowed Single
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Domestic service
Other employed
Housewives
Other
Total
54
49
61
54
54
46
42
51
34
43
8
7
10
18
11
Domestic service
8
Other employed
6
Housewives
8
Other
18
Total
10
Domestic service
Other employed
Housewives
Other
Total
Domestic service
Other employed
Housewives
Other
Total
People needing care Minors aged 0 to 6 Over-75s Sick or disabled
Present
Absent
Source: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on the basis of special tabulations of household
surveys from the countries concerned.
Note: People considered to be potentially in need of care are minors of preschool age, over-75s and the sick or disabled. The
estimates only include people who can be identified from the countries’ household surveys and could therefore be too
low, since there is no question directly asking about the number of people actually requiring care.