Gender Watch
Eastern Visayas
March 08, 2011
| Indicator |
Women |
Men |
Reference Period/Source |
|
|
Population and Families |
| Projected Population |
2,182,600 |
2,264,900 |
2010/NSO |
| Population of Youth Aged 15-29 by Age Group |
632,000 |
674,100 |
2010/NSO |
|
15 - 19
|
243,000 |
258,300 |
.. |
|
20 - 24
|
219,400 |
228,800 |
.. |
|
25 - 29
|
169,600 |
187,000 |
.. |
| Population of Senior Citizens by Age Group |
181,500 |
156,200 |
2010/NSO |
|
60-64
|
56,500 |
53,100 |
.. |
|
65-69
|
45,300 |
41,000 |
.. |
|
70-74
|
36,200 |
30,000 |
.. |
|
75 and over
|
43,500 |
32,100 |
.. |
| Age Dependency Ratio |
69.5 |
67.1 |
2010/NSO |
| Median Age at First Marriage Among Women 25 to 49 Years Old |
21.7 |
.. |
2008
NDHS/NSO |
| Median Age at First Birth Among Women 25 to 49 Years Old |
22.6 |
.. |
2008
NDHS/NSO |
| Average Number of Children Ever Born Among Women 40 to 49 Years Old |
5.0 |
.. |
2008
NDHS/NSO |
| Total Fertility Rate |
4.3 |
.. |
2008
NDHS/NSO |
| Total Wanted Fertility Rate |
2.9 |
.. |
2008
NDHS/NSO |
| Percent of Women 15-24 Years Old Who Have Begun Childbearing |
30.9 |
.. |
2008
NDHS/NSO |
|
|
Work |
| Labor Force (In thousands) |
657 |
1,116 |
July 2010/NSO |
| Labor Force Participation Rate (%) |
48.1 |
80.4 |
July 2010/NSO |
| Employment Rate (%) |
94.7 |
94.6 |
July 2010/NSO |
| Unemployment Rate (%) |
5.3 |
5.4 |
July 2010/NSO |
| Underemployment Rate (%) |
16.9 |
28.7 |
July 2010/NSO |
| Most Common Occupation |
Laborers and Unskilled Workers |
Laborers and Unskilled Workers |
July 2010/NSO |
| Most Dominated Industry |
Wholesale and Retail Trade |
Agriculture, Hunting, and Forestry |
July 2010/NSO |
| Employed Women and Men by Highest Grade Completed
(In thousands) |
.. |
.. |
July 2010/NSO |
|
No Grade Completed |
7 |
28 |
.. |
|
Elementary |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
Undergraduate |
127 |
338 |
.. |
|
Graduate |
113 |
192 |
.. |
|
High School |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
Undergraduate |
90 |
168 |
.. |
|
Graduate |
100 |
157 |
.. |
|
College |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
Undergraduate |
63 |
89 |
.. |
|
Graduate |
123 |
85 |
.. |
| Employed Women and Men by Class of Worker (In thousands) |
622 |
1,056 |
July 2010/NSO |
|
Wage and Salary Workers |
250 |
470 |
.. |
|
Own-Account Workers |
226 |
475 |
.. |
|
Unpaid Family Workers |
147 |
111 |
.. |
| Workers Terminated Due to Closure/Retrenchments |
45 |
80 |
2010/DOLE |
| Membership in Workers Organizations |
32,340 |
53,295 |
2010/DOLE |
| Number of Registered Job Applicants in Public Employment Service Office (PESO) |
12,227 |
10,979 |
2010/DOLE |
|
March is Women's Month
(Theme: "Magna Carta of Women, Philippine CEDAW: In Support of the Millennium Development Goals") |
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