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e) Income-generating activities carried out by women and girlsOverall, 77.8% of girls and women surveyed reported that they did not carry out anyregular income-generating activity. The main occupations are housework, studyingand retail.Women describing themselves as housewives or home-makers make up the largestcategory (57.3%). They are followed by students (20.47%). The urban setting hasmore students than the rural setting. The majority of women describing themselvesas housewives live in rural areas (56.2%, against 43.8% in urban areas).Income-generating activities are retail (7.8%), public and private administration(5.67%), and gold-mining (3.43%). Other income generating activities include smallscalelivestock rearing, and sewing or repairs, and represent 5.3%. The majority ofwomen without an income-generating activity in rural areas help their husbands onfamily-run farms.Figure 6Population of girls and women by profession or activity2%2% 3% 3% 4%8%57%f) Religion21%In the sample, 90.2% of the girls and women are Muslim. The proportion of Muslimsis almost equal in urban and rural areas.Outcomes of the studyChristians represent 9.64% of the sample. Of them, 76.7% live in urban areas, against23.3% in rural settings.Animists represent a very small minority.Figure 7Respondents’ religion0.16%9.64%90.2%35