Census Analytical Report - Uganda Bureau of Statistics

The 2002 Population and Housing CensusTable 10.1: Sex Distribution of Working Population (14 – 64 Years) by MajorOccupation CategoriesMajor Occupation Categories Male Female TotalManagers Senior Officials, Administrators 71.8 28.2 100Professionals 70.5 29.5 100Associate Professionals 62.8 37.2 100Clerks 46.3 53.7 100Service Workers, Shop And Market Sales Workers 50.4 49.6 100Subsistence Agricultural And Fishery Workers 47.2 52.8 100Market Oriented Agricultural And Fishery Workers 70.0 30.0 100Craft and Related Workers 76.0 24.0 100Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers 97.4 2.6 100Elementary Occupations 75.2 24.8 100All Occupations 100 100 10010.2.3 Population outside the Labour ForceThe women outnumbered the men among the population of working age (14 – 64years) that was outside the labour force i.e. not working. The women were morenoticeable among the persons who reported to be doing household work (76 percent)as well as among those who were reported as too old to work (66 percent). Menwere dominant among the fulltime students.Figure 10.5: Sex Distribution of Economically Inactive Population by Type100Percent of Inactive Population8060402024765644346663370Household work Full time student Too Old OthersMaleFemale130