Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, Madang: 2000    
  Total Bogia Madang Middle Ramu Rai Coast Sumkar Usino Bundi
     Total 90,647 14,108 28,508 9,778 13,865 16,014 8,374
Looking for work 15,277 2,753 6,429 915 1,995 1,730 1,455
Not looking 75,370 11,355 22,079 8,863 11,870 14,284 6,919
     Males 46,920 7,411 14,671 5,194 7,216 8,074 4,354
Looking for work 8,183 1,368 3,656 470 1,001 869 819
Not looking 38,737 6,043 11,015 4,724 6,215 7,205 3,535
     Females 43,727 6,697 13,837 4,584 6,649 7,940 4,020
Looking for work 7,094 1,385 2,773 445 994 861 636
Not looking 36,633 5,312 11,064 4,139 5,655 7,079 3,384
REASON NOT WORKING
    Total 91,108 14,441 28,440 9,856 13,942 16,107 8,322
Housework 27,340 4,310 10,034 2,196 4,287 4,219 2,294
Studying 18,709 1,764 7,359 1,160 2,419 4,197 1,810
Waiting for a job 1,159 224 567 28 113 156 71
Looking for a job 3,402 173 2,413 58 150 203 405
Too young 13,535 2,023 2,509 2,719 2,265 2,017 2,002
Too old 3,920 818 970 396 621 825 290
Sick 6,257 1,244 1,058 939 1,349 1,189 478
Disabled 887 143 192 104 163 215 70
Other 15,899 3,742 3,338 2,256 2,575 3,086 902
     Males 47,041 7,601 14,521 5,226 7,265 8,106 4,322
Housework 9,710 1,580 3,431 978 1,768 1,305 648
Studying 10,541 1,012 4,108 714 1,311 2,348 1,048
Waiting for a job 869 172 414 23 79 118 63
Looking for a job 2,656 146 1,825 36 137 157 355
Too young 7,809 1,181 1,481 1,567 1,295 1,129 1,156
Too old 1,971 411 523 188 300 392 157
Sick 3,525 723 602 463 763 702 272
Disabled 573 93 128 66 105 134 47
Other 9,387 2,283 2,009 1,191 1,507 1,821 576
    Females 44,067 6,840 13,919 4,630 6,677 8,001 4,000
Housework 17,630 2,730 6,603 1,218 2,519 2,914 1,646
Studying 8,168 752 3,251 446 1,108 1,849 762
Waiting for a job 290 52 153 5 34 38 8
Looking for a job 746 27 588 22 13 46 50
Too young 5,726 842 1,028 1,152 970 888 846
Too old 1,949 407 447 208 321 433 133
Sick 2,732 521 456 476 586 487 206
Disabled 314 50 64 38 58 81 23
Other 6,512 1,459 1,329 1,065 1,068 1,265 326
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census