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Table 5.1: Economic activity of adults aged 16 years or over
Column percentages, 2005/2006 data
Adult population
| Male | Female | All |
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Self employed | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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Full time employment | 47 | 28 | 36 |
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Part time employment | 3 | 17 | 11 |
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Looking after home/family | 1 | 12 | 7 |
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Permanently retired from work | 24 | 28 | 27 |
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Unemployed and seeking work | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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At school | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Higher/further education | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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Government work/training scheme | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Permanently sick or disabled | 6 | 4 | 5 |
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Unable to work due to short term ill-health | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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All | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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Base | 12,065 | 16,196 | 28,261 |
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