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Table 3 Characteristics of women of reproductive age informally employed in Brazil and Ghana

From: Estimating the costs for implementing a maternity leave cash transfer program for women employed in the informal sector in Brazil and Ghana

Variable by country

Women informally employed

Estimated total % (n)

Estimated % (n) giving birth in previous year

Brazil

Age, years

  

16 to 24

20.1(3,592)

4.2(151)

25 to 29

14.4(2,562)

4.5(115)

30 to 34

16.9(3,016)

3.8(115)

35 to 39

17.9(3,187)

2.1(67)

40 to 49

30.8(5,493)

0.1(5)

Education level

  

No education

4.1(739)

1.6(12)

Kindergarten or incomplete primary

10.1(1,802)

2.3(41)

Complete primary or incomplete middle

13.4(2,390)

2.8(7)

Complete middle or incomplete high school

20.5(3,651)

3.0(110)

Complete high school

35.6(6,363)

2.7(172)

Higher or any technical career

10.1(1,802)

2.6(47)

Marital status

  

Single

35.4(6,324)

1.8(114)

Married/living with a man

56.6(10,109)

3.3(334)

Widow/divorced/ separated

7.9(1,417)

1.7(24)

Locality

  

Urban

87.6(15,633)

2.6(406)

Rural

12.4(2,217)

2.9(64)

Ghana

Age, years

  

16 to 24

25.9(2,368)

8.5(201)

25 to 29

15.7(1,431)

16.3(233)

30 to 34

16.4(1,499)

14.1(211)

35 to 39

15.5(1,411)

7.3(103)

40 to 49

26.5(2,418)

2.9(70)

Education level

  

No education

32.3(2,945)

10.7(315)

Primary or kindergarten

19.9(1,819)

10.2(186)

Secondary/middle or incomplete high school

37.0(3,377)

7.6(257)

Complete high school or higher education incomplete or technical career

10.6(965)

6.4(62)

Higher complete or more

0.2(21)

4.7(1)

Marital status

  

Single

23.6(2,152)

2.8(60)

Married/living with a man

65.6(5,991)

12.2(731)

Widow/divorced/ separated

10.8(984)

2.8(28)

Locality

  

Urban

34.7(3,164)

10.6(335)

Rural

65.3(5,963)

5.9(352)

  1. Notes: Brazilian estimations were based on PNAD (2015) [44]. Ghanaian estimations were based on GLSS (2017) [45].