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Catalog of Indicators Demography 23 Name of indicator: Population distribution within each sex, by location (rural urban) Definition: It is the concentration degree of both and each sex by kind of geographical area such as urban or rural according national definition.[1] In Cambodian context, urban area is defined as "all provinces, district containing provincial headquarter town." Description: The information is presented in the way to show up how population is stated in rural and urban areas, and it shows if there is a balance for each sex. Sector: PopulationSubsector: Socio-­‐economicSources: [1] Development Indicators Reference Manual: CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. Asian Development Bank. 2004. [2] KEY INDICATORS FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2010. Asian Development Bank. 2010. Unit of measuring: Percentage (vertical) Formula: Wa% = PfaPf×100 ; Ma% =PmaPm×100 ; Wr% =PfrPf ×100 Formula explained: It is calculated separately for each sex in the next way: for women: it is the division of the total number of women living in a kind of area (rural or urban) into the total number of women; for men: it is the division of the total number of men living in a kind of area (rural/urban) into the total number of men. In the formulas: 1) Wa%=Proportion of women living in a kind or area (rural/urban), Pfa= Total number of women living in that kind or area (rural/urban); Pf= Total number of women; 2) Ma%=Proportion of men living in a kind of area (rural/urban), Pma= Total number of men (15 and over age), Pm=Total number of men; and 3) EG: Wr%=Proportion of women living in rural areas, Pfr= Total number of women living in rural areas, Pf=Total number of women. Priority: Yes Local/International: Local and international