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. 2017 Feb;67:133–152. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.013

Table 5b.

Detailed sectors of non-farm self and wage employment, urban areas.

Ethiopia 2013–14
Malawi 2010–11
Tanzania 2010–11
Uganda 2010–11
Self Wage Self Wage Self Wage Self Wage
N (HHs or indivs) in sample
 Households 1486 857 1263 584
 Individuals 2137 1457 2154 1085
 of which N participate 526 929 340 657 730 597 362 379
 N firms (self) or jobs (wage) 609 980 409 701 1011 629 583 426



Share of firms (self) or jobs (wage) by sub-sector
 Ag and primary prod share 0.0230 0.0418 0.0049 0.2870 0.0089 0.0461 0.0292 0.2460
 Mining share 0.0066 0.0041 0.0024 0.0014 0.0237 0.0223 0.0120 0.0024
 Manufacturing share 0.0755 0.0857 0.1490 0.0585 0.0940 0.0636 0.0823 0.0728
 Electricity, utilities share 0.0224 0.0128 0.0040 0.0143 0.0069 0.0094
 Construction share 0.0263 0.0776 0.0122 0.0542 0.0119 0.0715 0.0034 0.0892
 Commerce share 0.7270 0.0612 0.6650 0.0485 0.5770 0.2050 0.3640 0.0657
 Transport, storage, comm. sh. 0.0582 0.0562 0.0471 0.0307 0.1080 0.0377 0.0822
 Finance, real estate share 0.0418 0.0122 0.0300 0.0079 0.0350 0.0034 0.0070
 Services share 0.1150 0.4380 0.0978 0.4520 0.2340 0.4210 0.1610 0.4230
 Other industries share 0.0316 0.0000 0.0020 0.0016 0.0000
 Missing sector info share 0.0263 0.1380 0.0086 0.0059 0.0111 0.3000 0.0024