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• Only 17% of women and 13% of men with more than a secondary education lack regular exposure to<br />

any mass media compared with 81% of women and 61% of men with no education.<br />

• Internet usage is more common in urban than rural areas (Tables 3.5.1 and 3.5.2). In urban areas, 21%<br />

of women and 45% of men have used the Internet in the past 12 months compared with 2% of women<br />

and 11% of men in the rural areas.<br />

• Internet use rises sharply with increasing education and wealth. The use of the Internet in the past 12<br />

months was non-existent among of women with no education while 76% of women with more than<br />

secondary education have used the Internet in the past 12 months. Similarly, less than 1% of women in<br />

the lowest wealth quintile have used the Internet in the past 12 months compared with 21% in the<br />

highest wealth quintile.<br />

3.4 EMPLOYMENT<br />

Currently employed<br />

Respondents who were employed in the 7 days before the survey.<br />

Sample: Women and men age 15-49<br />

Men are more likely to be employed than women; 63% of women age 15-49 are currently employed<br />

compared with 81% of men age 15-49 (Tables 3.6.1 and 3.6.2). An additional 5% of women and 5% of<br />

men reported working in the past 12 months although they were not currently employed.<br />

Trends: Since 2010, current employment levels have remained stable or slightly increased. Fifty-six<br />

percent of women were currently employed in 2010 compared with 63% in <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong>. Among men, the<br />

percentage of currently employed remained essentially unchanged (82% in 2010 and 81% in <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong>).<br />

Patterns by background characteristics<br />

• Currently married or divorced, separated, or<br />

widowed women and men are more likely to be<br />

employed compared with those who have never<br />

married.<br />

• A greater percentage of rural women and men<br />

are currently employed than their urban<br />

counterparts (Figure 3.4).<br />

• Women and men in the highest wealth quintiles<br />

are less likely to be currently employed than<br />

those in the lower wealth quintiles.<br />

3.5 OCCUPATION<br />

Figure 3.4 Employment status by<br />

residence<br />

Percentage of women and men age 15-49<br />

who are currently employed<br />

63<br />

81<br />

Women<br />

54<br />

73<br />

Men<br />

65<br />

Total Urban Rural<br />

83<br />

Occupation<br />

Categorised as professional/technical/managerial, clerical, sales and services,<br />

skilled manual, unskilled manual, domestic service, agriculture, and other.<br />

Sample: Women and men age 15-49 who were currently employed or had<br />

worked in the 12 months before the survey<br />

34 • Characteristics of Respondents

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