Table 12.  Economic Activity by Chimbu Districts, PNG: 1990
             Karimui/        Kundiawa/      Sina Sina  
  Total      Chuave      Gumine      Nomane      Kerowagi     Gembogl     Yonggomugl District NS
   Total
Total 137,018 27,259 13,618 24,733 26,345 12,686 24,491 7,886
Wage job 4,817 1,802 421 490 1,036 336 550 182
Paid business 578 149 64 78 100 24 105 58
Self employed 4,340 691 574 492 951 564 921 147
Paid farming 44,974 9,426 3,184 7,515 10,763 1,534 9,258 3,294
Subsistence farming 35,701 5,357 4,933 7,719 5,472 4,023 5,710 2,487
Student 16,055 3,382 1,405 3,032 3,349 1,749 2,562 576
Housework 12,384 2,521 1,065 2,182 1,844 2,228 2,332 212
Too old to work 5,977 1,210 664 1,218 992 741 1,049 103
Handicapped 976 203 85 236 166 103 161 22
Unemployed 4,408 834 549 489 817 918 598 203
Other 6,666 1,665 670 1,269 843 423 1,195 601
Household activity 142 19 4 13 12 43 50 1
   Male
Total 70,631 14,382 6,909 12,593 13,704 6,566 12,525 3,952
Wage job 4,112 1,501 368 429 856 296 494 168
Paid business 435 112 43 59 78 19 92 32
Self employed 2,941 575 370 317 660 325 600 94
Paid farming 22,499 4,774 1,484 3,608 5,514 902 4,786 1,431
Subsistence farming 19,385 3,038 2,567 4,220 2,702 2,414 3,177 1,267
Student 9,896 2,001 907 1,929 1,975 1,002 1,622 460
Housework 914 77 41 187 253 242 89 25
Too old to work 2,758 577 309 578 457 346 457 34
Handicapped 594 126 50 153 106 53 95 11
Unemployed 3,123 592 346 368 590 669 449 109
Other 3,882 998 421 738 508 265 631 321
Household activity 92 11 3 7 5 33 33 0
   Female
Total 66,387 12,877 6,709 12,140 12,641 6,120 11,966 3,934
Wage job 705 301 53 61 180 40 56 14
Paid business 143 37 21 19 22 5 13 26
Self employed 1,399 116 204 175 291 239 321 53
Paid farming 22,475 4,652 1,700 3,907 5,249 632 4,472 1,863
Subsistence farming 16,316 2,319 2,366 3,499 2,770 1,609 2,533 1,220
Student 6,159 1,381 498 1,103 1,374 747 940 116
Housework 11,470 2,444 1,024 1,995 1,591 1,986 2,243 187
Too old to work 3,219 633 355 640 535 395 592 69
Handicapped 382 77 35 83 60 50 66 11
Unemployed 1,285 242 203 121 227 249 149 94
Other 2,784 667 249 531 335 158 564 280
Household activity 50 8 1 6 7 10 17 1
Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census