| Table 12. Economic Activity by Eastern Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990 | |||||||||
| Total | Daulo | Goroka | Henganofi | Kainanatu | Lufa | Obura/Wonenara | Okapa | Unggai/Benna | |
| Total | |||||||||
| Total | 207,501 | 72,984 | 25,801 | 56,148 | 20,598 | 24,707 | 7,263 | 0 | 0 |
| Wage job | 16,485 | 8,360 | 672 | 6,517 | 306 | 522 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| Paid business | 915 | 297 | 80 | 457 | 43 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Self employed | 7,274 | 2,383 | 561 | 3,684 | 293 | 326 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Paid farming | 63,460 | 23,659 | 10,464 | 13,683 | 6,707 | 5,542 | 3,405 | 0 | 0 |
| Subsistence farming | 61,808 | 15,177 | 7,355 | 15,357 | 8,348 | 12,850 | 2,721 | 0 | 0 |
| Student | 23,784 | 9,339 | 2,627 | 6,880 | 1,569 | 2,863 | 506 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 12,191 | 5,212 | 1,255 | 3,481 | 1,378 | 779 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
| Too old to work | 5,240 | 2,018 | 635 | 1,604 | 538 | 371 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| Handicapped | 551 | 180 | 50 | 131 | 145 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 9,482 | 4,710 | 1,359 | 2,509 | 446 | 445 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 6,100 | 1,578 | 717 | 1,797 | 785 | 917 | 306 | 0 | 0 |
| Household activity | 211 | 71 | 26 | 48 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | |||||||||
| Total | 107,717 | 39,379 | 13,048 | 28,897 | 10,736 | 12,164 | 3,493 | 0 | 0 |
| Wage job | 13,281 | 6,576 | 540 | 5,332 | 268 | 464 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| Paid business | 684 | 231 | 63 | 320 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Self employed | 4,518 | 1,633 | 399 | 2,058 | 207 | 202 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Paid farming | 30,651 | 11,249 | 5,050 | 6,748 | 3,421 | 2,657 | 1,526 | 0 | 0 |
| Subsistence farming | 30,626 | 8,230 | 3,717 | 6,760 | 4,667 | 6,070 | 1,182 | 0 | 0 |
| Student | 14,293 | 5,671 | 1,534 | 4,022 | 972 | 1,698 | 396 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 1,108 | 583 | 105 | 232 | 96 | 67 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Too old to work | 2,235 | 953 | 273 | 616 | 202 | 155 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Handicapped | 330 | 104 | 28 | 84 | 90 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 6,258 | 3,139 | 903 | 1,617 | 287 | 300 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3,612 | 966 | 422 | 1,079 | 466 | 494 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
| Household activity | 121 | 44 | 14 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | |||||||||
| Total | 99,784 | 33,605 | 12,753 | 27,251 | 9,862 | 12,543 | 3,770 | 0 | 0 |
| Wage job | 3,204 | 1,784 | 132 | 1,185 | 38 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Paid business | 231 | 66 | 17 | 137 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Self employed | 2,756 | 750 | 162 | 1,626 | 86 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Paid farming | 32,809 | 12,410 | 5,414 | 6,935 | 3,286 | 2,885 | 1,879 | 0 | 0 |
| Subsistence farming | 31,182 | 6,947 | 3,638 | 8,597 | 3,681 | 6,780 | 1,539 | 0 | 0 |
| Student | 9,491 | 3,668 | 1,093 | 2,858 | 597 | 1,165 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Housework | 11,083 | 4,629 | 1,150 | 3,249 | 1,282 | 712 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| Too old to work | 3,005 | 1,065 | 362 | 988 | 336 | 216 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Handicapped | 221 | 76 | 22 | 47 | 55 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 3,224 | 1,571 | 456 | 892 | 159 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2,488 | 612 | 295 | 718 | 319 | 423 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| Household activity | 90 | 27 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||||||