TABLE 6-3Working Status, Reasons for Not Working, and Other Economic Indicators, Nairobi Demographic Surveillance System, 2003 (in percentage)

Total Population 60+ Korogocho Population 60+ Viwandani Population 60+
Women Men Women Men Women Men
Percentage Currently Working 51.5 62.1 52.3 63.1 46.9 59.9
Type of Work:
Petty trading 72.7 50.2 71.9 57.0 78.3 34.2
Formal employment 20.8 22.9 21.3 16.1 17.4 39.0
Informal employment 6.6 26.9 6.9 26.9 4.4 26.8
Reason for Not Working:
Too old/retired 62.7 54.5 62.5 52.7 64.3 63.6
Sick/ill 19.1 15.2 18.8 16.4 21.4 9.1
Other reasons 18.2 30.3 18.8 30.9 13.3 27.3
Household Receives Remittances 30.1 15.2 29.7 17.8 32.4 9.4
Receives Social Security (e.g., NSSF) 2.2 10.2 2.3 4.3 2 23.4
Number of Cases 356 442 306 305 50 137

SOURCE: African Population and Health Research Center (2002-2003).

From: 6, The Situation of Older People in Poor Urban Settings: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya

Cover of Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendation for Furthering Research.
National Research Council (US) Committee on Population; Cohen B, Menken J, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2006.
Copyright © 2006, National Academy of Sciences.

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