Table 23. Sex and Unpaid occupation 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
Gardening etc 89,235 4,188 10,316 5,384 4,969 548 18,324 30,893 8,336 4,049 2,228
Raising livestock 473 3 48 9 6 0 68 212 55 38 34
Fishing etc. 5,886 422 1,374 429 549 48 573 1,718 355 364 54
Making fish gear 11 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Animal hunting 77 7 10 6 1 0 21 17 13 2 0
Bird hunting 8 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Making hunt gear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gathering fruits 385 2 82 7 4 0 9 15 6 259 1
Firewood provision 1,581 89 343 110 67 2 188 433 229 77 43
Sewing 192 18 75 5 2 0 18 10 39 3 22
Weaving 1,553 84 583 120 31 39 104 306 63 170 53
Make other hh it 142 11 32 10 9 7 6 23 16 7 21
House building 6,556 403 1,249 654 315 38 822 1,862 771 255 187
Canoe building 296 21 105 28 12 1 13 75 11 29 1
Make jewellery 37 0 2 0 1 0 0 24 3 0 7
Make custom wear 29 0 0 1 1 0 4 18 0 2 3
Make music instrument 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Make dance imple.  1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other cust. item 68 0 35 2 1 2 1 21 0 2 4
Church work 3,136 97 902 128 225 20 289 1,019 167 65 224
School work 1,316 65 382 63 23 42 121 149 440 15 16
Health work 142 12 19 7 24 0 27 31 14 2 6
Social work 386 27 43 8 91 0 51 50 95 16 5
Village council 67 0 39 1 1 0 9 8 3 0 6
Other community 3,521 245 833 253 239 18 545 877 247 73 191
Inadequate descr 187 25 10 50 13 6 3 65 1 6 8
Not reported 1,758 63 239 165 62 3 273 504 291 26 132
Not applicable 291,928 14,221 46,016 12,962 14,931 1,603 38,777 84,277 19,843 13,442 45,856
                       
Male                       
   Total  211,347 10,235 33,190 10,416 11,193 1,230 31,411 61,204 15,939 9,142 27,387
Gardening etc 37,826 1,396 4,452 1,888 1,878 279 9,132 12,019 4,181 1,790 811
Raising livestock 373 3 41 6 6 0 53 159 47 32 26
Fishing etc. 5,457 405 1,228 419 528 46 557 1,626 292 310 46
Making fish gear 11 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Animal hunting 74 7 10 6 1 0 21 15 12 2 0
Bird hunting 7 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Making hunt gear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gathering fruits 99 2 11 4 2 0 7 8 2 62 1
Firewood provision 1,070 67 309 79 28 2 121 256 122 49 37
Sewing 8 0 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Weaving 42 2 9 3 1 0 9 7 2 4 5
Make other hh it 97 3 31 6 3 2 6 16 11 5 14
House building 6,205 386 1,205 636 299 37 806 1,736 704 218 178
Canoe building 287 21 101 27 12 1 13 73 10 28 1
Make jewellery 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 2
Make custom wear 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0
Make music. instrument 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Make dance imple. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other cust. item 47 0 34 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 3
Church work 1,927 79 580 90 125 16 186 569 106 41 135
School work 808 48 224 33 14 33 71 101 267 8 9
Health work 93 10 13 2 14 0 18 21 10 1 4
Social work 180 9 15 1 42 0 27 29 48 5 4
Village council 48 0 29 1 0 0 7 5 3 0 3
Other community 2,148 172 521 138 136 13 344 523 148 44 109
Inadequate descr 97 14 5 23 7 3 1 36 0 3 5
Not reported 899 37 133 100 31 1 141 244 151 11 50
Not applicable 153,523 7,573 24,231 6,946 8,064 795 19,888 43,740 9,821 6,526 25,939
                       
Female                       
   Total  197,624 9,769 29,549 9,993 10,384 1,147 28,835 61,405 15,060 9,762 21,720
Gardening etc 51,409 2,792 5,864 3,496 3,091 269 9,192 18,874 4,155 2,259 1,417
Raising livestock 100 0 7 3 0 0 15 53 8 6 8
Fishing etc. 429 17 146 10 21 2 16 92 63 54 8
Making fish gear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Animal hunting 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Bird hunting 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Making hunt gear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gathering fruits 286 0 71 3 2 0 2 7 4 197 0
Firewood provision 511 22 34 31 39 0 67 177 107 28 6
Sewing 184 18 71 5 1 0 17 8 39 3 22
Weaving 1,511 82 574 117 30 39 95 299 61 166 48
Make other hh it 45 8 1 4 6 5 0 7 5 2 7
House building 351 17 44 18 16 1 16 126 67 37 9
Canoe building 9 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Make jewellery 22 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 2 0 5
Make custom wear 23 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 0 1 3
Make music. inst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Make dance imple. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other cust. item 21 0 1 1 0 0 0 17 0 1 1
Church work 1,209 18 322 38 100 4 103 450 61 24 89
School work 508 17 158 30 9 9 50 48 173 7 7
Health work 49 2 6 5 10 0 9 10 4 1 2
Social work 206 18 28 7 49 0 24 21 47 11 1
Village council 19 0 10 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 3
Other community 1,373 73 312 115 103 5 201 354 99 29 82
Inadequate descr 90 11 5 27 6 3 2 29 1 3 3
Not reported 859 26 106 65 31 2 132 260 140 15 82
Not applicable 138,405 6,648 21,785 6,016 6,867 808 18,889 40,537 10,022 6,916 19,917
Source: 1999 Solomon Islands Census