From: Occupational illnesses in the 2009 Zambian labour force survey
Characteristic | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
 | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
5-9 | 11654 (18.2) | 11656 (17.8) | 23310 (18.0) |
10-14 | 11099 (17.3) | 10958 (16.7) | 22057 (17.0) |
15-19 | 9837 (15.3) | 9421 (14.4) | 19258 (14.8) |
20-24 | 6435 (10.0) | 7585 (11.6) | 14020 (10.8) |
25-34 | 10399 (16.2) | 11268 (17.2) | 21667 (16.7) |
35-44 | 6802 (10.6) | 6699 (10.2) | 13501 (10.4) |
45-54 | 3715 (5.8) | 3729 (5.7) | 7444 (5.7) |
55+ | 4178 (6.5) | 4330 (6.6) | 8508 (6.6) |
Total | 64119 (100) | 65646 (100) | 129765 (100) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
Never married | 24364 (50.8) | 19143 (38.7) | 43507 (44.6) |
Married | 21501 (44.8) | 22459 (45.4) | 43960 (45.1) |
Separated | 476 (1.0) | 1058 (2.1) | 1534 (1.6) |
Divorced | 752 (1.6) | 2369 (4.8) | 3121 (3.2) |
Widowed | 821 (1.7) | 4356 (8.8) | 5177 (5.3) |
Cohabiting | 70 (0.1) | 102 (0.2) | 172 (0.2) |
Total | 47984 (100) | 49487 (100) | 97471 (100) |
Completed years in formal school | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 348 (0.7) | 373 (0.7) | 721 (0.7) |
1-3 | 10331 (19.5) | 11828 (23.1) | 22159 (21.3) |
4-7 | 20239 (38.2) | 22179 (43.3) | 42418 (40.7) |
8-9 | 10312 (19.5) | 9060 (17.7) | 19372 (18.6) |
10-12 | 9820 (18.6) | 6541 (12.8) | 16361 (15.7) |
13+ | 1887 (3.6) | 1246 (2.4) | 3133 (3.0) |
Total | 52937 (100) | 51227 (100) | 104164 (100) |
Province | Â | Â | Â |
Central | 6147 (9.6) | 6165 (9.4) | 12312 (9.5) |
Copperbelt | 10349 (16.1) | 10397 (15.8) | 20746 (16.0) |
Eastern | 7978 (12.4) | 8085 (12.3) | 16063 (12.4) |
Luapula | 5937 (9.3) | 5970 (9.1) | 11907 (9.2) |
Lusaka | 7162 (11.2) | 7260 (11.1) | 14422 (11.1) |
Northern | 8080 (12.6) | 8208 (12.5) | 16288 (12.6) |
North-Western | 4378 (6.8) | 4407 (6.7) | 8785 (6.8) |
Southern | 8485 (13.2) | 8830 (13.5) | 17315 (13.3) |
Western | 5603 (8.7) | 6324 (9.6) | 11927 (9.2) |
Total | 64119 (100) | 65646 (100) | 129765 (100) |
Current* employment status | Â | Â | Â |
Self employed | 17050 (42.3) | 11565 (29.7) | 28615 (36.1) |
Employed | 126 (0.3) | 67 (0.2) | 193 (0.2) |
Paid employee | 7641 (18.9) | 3253 (8.4) | 10894 (13.8) |
Unpaid family worker | 15406 (38.2) | 23896 (61.5) | 39302 (49.6) |
Other | 116 (0.3) | 99 (0.3) | 215 (0.3) |
Total | 40339 (100) | 38880 (100) | 79219 (100) |
Current employer | Â | Â | Â |
Central government | 1549 (3.8) | 924 (2.4) | 2473 (3.1) |
Local government | 217 (0.5) | 126 (0.3) | 343 (0.4) |
Parastatal/State owned firm | 352 (0.9) | 95 (0.2) | 447 (0.6) |
Private | 7382 (18.3) | 3529 (9.1) | 10911 (13.8) |
NGO** or church | 251 (0.6) | 153 (0.4) | 404 (0.5) |
International organization | 49 (0.1) | 24 (0.1) | 73 (0.1) |
Household | 30542 (75.7) | 34032 (87.5) | 64574 (81.5) |
Total | 40342 (100) | 38883 (100) | 79225 (100) |
Current number of employees at place of work | Â | Â | Â |
5+ | 11907 (29.6) | 8128 (21.0) | 20035 (25.4) |
Total | 40162 | 38646 | 78808 |
Current employment activity | Â | Â | Â |
In paid employment/business | 18489 (29.1) | 10884 (16.7) | 29373 (22.8) |
In paid employment but temporarily not working due to illness, leave, industrial dispute or on study | 235 (0.4) | 151 (0.2) | 386 (0.3) |
Working without pay | 11942 (18.8) | 16991 (26.1) | 28933 (22.5) |
Not working but looking for work/business | 1533 (2.4) | 1118 (1.7) | 2651 (2.1) |
Not working and not looking for work but available for work/business | 4647 (7.3) | 5300 (8.1) | 9947 (7.7) |
Housewife/Homemaker | 244 (0.4) | 4580 (7.0) | 4824 (3.7) |
Retired | 169 (0.3) | 53 (0.1) | 222 (0.2) |
In school (full time student) | 16479 (25.9) | 15448 (23.7) | 31927 (24.8) |
Too old to work | 654 (1.0) | 1113 (1.7) | 1767 (1.4) |
Too young to work | 7361 (11.6) | 7346 (11.3) | 14707 (11.4) |
Not working, not looking for work and not available for work for other reasons | 1878 (3.0) | 2184 (3.4) | 4062 (3.2) |
Total | 63631 (100) | 65168 (100) | 128799 (100) |