Malawi 2015-16

Table 3.6.2 Employment status: Men
Percent distribution of men age 15-49 by employment status, according to background characteristics, Malawi DHS 2015-
16
Background
characteristic
Employed in the 12 months
preceding the survey
Currently
employed 1
Not currently
employed
Not employed in
the 12 months
preceding the
survey
Total
Number of
men
Age
15-19 55.9 6.7 37.4 100.0 1,818
20-24 79.8 5.3 14.9 100.0 1,408
25-29 92.6 3.7 3.7 100.0 1,022
30-34 94.3 3.0 2.7 100.0 925
35-39 94.5 3.5 2.0 100.0 882
40-44 92.8 5.0 2.1 100.0 624
45-49 92.1 5.8 2.1 100.0 450
Marital status
Never married 61.7 6.6 31.7 100.0 2,863
Married or living together 94.3 3.7 2.0 100.0 4,030
Divorced/separated/
widowed 91.9 5.0 3.0 100.0 235
Number of living children
0 64.7 6.1 29.2 100.0 3,107
1-2 93.7 3.9 2.4 100.0 1,567
3-4 94.1 3.3 2.6 100.0 1,325
5+ 93.6 5.0 1.5 100.0 1,129
Residence
Urban 72.8 4.5 22.8 100.0 1,340
Rural 83.1 5.0 11.9 100.0 5,788
Region
Northern 77.5 4.2 18.3 100.0 922
Central 84.2 6.5 9.4 100.0 3,176
Southern 79.1 3.5 17.4 100.0 3,030
Education
No education 90.5 5.4 4.1 100.0 375
Primary 81.0 5.5 13.4 100.0 4,153
Secondary 78.6 4.1 17.4 100.0 2,249
More than secondary 88.8 2.3 9.0 100.0 351
Wealth quintile
Lowest 85.9 5.5 8.6 100.0 1,134
Second 84.9 5.3 9.8 100.0 1,325
Middle 82.4 5.5 12.1 100.0 1,409
Fourth 81.5 4.6 13.9 100.0 1,462
Highest 74.1 4.0 21.9 100.0 1,798
Total 15-49 81.1 4.9 14.0 100.0 7,128
50-54 93.9 3.6 2.5 100.0 350
Total 15-54 81.7 4.8 13.4 100.0 7,478
1
“Currently employed” is defined as having done work in the past 7 days. Includes persons who did not work in the past
7 days but who are regularly employed and were absent from work for leave, illness, vacation, or any other such reason.
44 • Characteristics of Respondents