Table 21. Sex and Hours paid work by Province, Solomon Islands: 1999                      
Characteristics  Total Choiseul Western Isabel Central Rennell-Bellona Guadalcanal Malaita Makira-Ulawa Temotu Honiara
   Total  408,971 20,004 62,739 20,409 21,577 2,377 60,246 122,609 30,999 18,904 49,107
0 - 9 356,849 17,712 51,241 18,080 18,150 2,198 54,343 114,472 28,940 17,810 33,903
10 - 19 5,679 427 1,810 368 450 5 851 904 326 196 342
20 - 29 6,303 402 1,734 388 479 12 987 1,226 396 189 490
30 - 39 5,685 286 1,158 220 312 44 809 1,439 400 100 917
40 - 49 27,080 880 5,135 1,126 1,849 69 2,361 3,004 649 469 11,538
50 - 59 4,875 223 1,204 113 282 43 662 911 66 103 1,268
60 - 69 1,021 29 185 16 18 3 69 164 16 4 517
70 - 79 110 2 23 1 0 0 5 7 0 1 71
80+ 24 2 6 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 6
Not reported 1,345 41 243 97 37 3 151 480 206 32 55
Median 5.7 5.6 6.1 5.6 5.9 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 7.2
                       
Male                       
   Total  211,347 10,235 33,190 10,416 11,193 1,230 31,411 61,204 15,939 9,142 27,387
0 - 9 174,236 8,533 24,830 8,617 8,679 1,083 27,262 55,610 14,474 8,377 16,771
10 - 19 3,298 250 1,027 249 277 3 459 532 199 101 201
20 - 29 4,101 273 1,130 277 317 10 622 802 276 123 271
30 - 39 3,955 210 824 160 230 36 573 945 307 80 590
40 - 49 19,991 728 4,019 931 1,398 53 1,779 2,198 495 356 8,034
50 - 59 3,934 183 1,003 104 251 39 540 704 56 79 975
60 - 69 883 27 159 14 17 3 62 147 15 4 435
70 - 79 99 2 21 1 0 0 5 5 0 1 64
80+ 23 2 6 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 6
Not reported 827 27 171 63 24 3 102 259 117 21 40
Median 6.1 6 6.7 6 6.4 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 8.2
                       
Female                       
   Total  197,624 9,769 29,549 9,993 10,384 1,147 28,835 61,405 15,060 9,762 21,720
0 - 9 182,613 9,179 26,411 9,463 9,471 1,115 27,081 58,862 14,466 9,433 17,132
10 - 19 2,381 177 783 119 173 2 392 372 127 95 141
20 - 29 2,202 129 604 111 162 2 365 424 120 66 219
30 - 39 1,730 76 334 60 82 8 236 494 93 20 327
40 - 49 7,089 152 1,116 195 451 16 582 806 154 113 3,504
50 - 59 941 40 201 9 31 4 122 207 10 24 293
60 - 69 138 2 26 2 1 0 7 17 1 0 82
70 - 79 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7
80+ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Not reported 518 14 72 34 13 0 49 221 89 11 15
Median 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 6.3
Source: 1999 Solomon Islands