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Table 5.23: Economic status of women by household type
Column percentages, 2005/06 data
Female adults of working age (16-59 years)
| Single adult | Small adult | Single parent | Small family | Large family | Large adult | Older smaller | All |
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Self employed | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Full time employment | 53 | 49 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 48 | 35 | 40 |
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Part time employment | 9 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 23 |
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Looking after home/family | 3 | 11 | 35 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
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Permanently retired from work | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 0 | 15 | 1 |
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Unemployed and seeking work | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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At school | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 4 | - | 2 |
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Higher/further education | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | - | 6 |
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Government work/training scheme | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
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Permanently sick or disabled | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
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Unable to work due to short term ill-health | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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All | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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Base | 2,113 | 2,394 | 1,535 | 1,999 | 939 | 1,016 | 174 | 10,170 |
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