Table 12.  Economic Activity by New Ireland Districts, PNG: 1990
	Total	Kavieng	Namatanai	District not stated
Total
Total	60,288	2,363	8,367	49,558
Wage job	7,842	118	345	7,379
Paid business	340	19	25	296
Self employed	1,190	27	74	1,089
Paid farming	14,794	60	2,560	12,174
Subsistence farming	15,482	1,102	2,945	11,435
Student	9,814	402	1,121	8,291
Housework	5,241	425	726	4,090
Too old to work	1,708	69	184	1,455
Handicapped	384	16	56	312
Unemployed	1,866	17	131	1,718
Other	1,611	108	200	1,303
Household activity	16	0	0	16
Male
Total	33,109	1,168	4,320	27,621
Wage job	6,454	93	273	6,088
Paid business	272	15	23	234
Self employed	868	23	60	785
Paid farming	8,641	41	1,514	7,086
Subsistence farming	7,878	574	1,484	5,820
Student	5,328	222	631	4,475
Housework	311	79	33	199
Too old to work	782	34	70	678
Handicapped	237	8	33	196
Unemployed	1279	15	93	1171
Other	1049	64	106	879
Household activity	10	0	0	10
Female
Total	27179	1195	4047	21937
Wage job	1388	25	72	1291
Paid business	68	4	2	62
Self employed	322	4	14	304
Paid farming	6153	19	1046	5088
Subsistence farming	7604	528	1461	5615
Student	4486	180	490	3816
Housework	4930	346	693	3891
Too old to work	926	35	114	777
Handicapped	147	8	23	116
Unemployed	587	2	38	547
Other	562	44	94	424
Household activity	6	0	0	6
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census