Deprivation Analysis in Declining Inner City Residential Areas: A Case Study From Izmir, Turkey.

families have traditional character. And women are either married housewives or unmarried, but they do
think to not work.

Within the unemployed population group, besides the unemployed men, women group is divided as
housewife, not working and unemployed. Unemployed group forms 38.6 percent of whole sampling. As
mentioned above, participation of women to working life is very low. 71.3 percent of unemployed
population is women including housewife, not working, and unemployed. When the ratio of 22.0 percent,
which constitutes unemployed male group within the whole males of the research population, is considered,
every one of 4.6 men has been looking for job.

Employment statuses of men and women present different structures. The women, who are in minority in
labour market, work especially as skilled worker, and several of them prefer to work in family ownership
such as operation of a grocery. On the other hand, the majority of the working men work as skilled and
unskilled workers. And the percentage of officers (3.3%) is very low within the working men groups.

Table 26: Occupational Status of the Research Population

Occupational Status	Number of Person	Rates (%)	Rates of Gender (%)
__________Economically Inactive Population__________________________________________________________________
_____________________Male_____________________
0-14 Age Group__________________________________	___________________36	___________73,5
15+ Age Group - Stodent____________________________	______________________9	____________18,4
61+ Age Group (has no retirement)_____________________	____________________4	_________8Д
Total___________________________________________________	_________________49	___________100	34,8
_____________________Female_____________________
0-14 Age Group__________________________________	___________________36	___________70,6
15+ Age Group - Student____________________________	_____________________2	______________3_z9
61+ Age Group (has no retirement)_____________________	____________________13	___________25,5
Total___________________________________________________	____________________51	___________100	36,7
Grand Total_________________________________________	__________________too	___________35,7
__________Economically Active Population_______________________________________________________________
_____________________Male_____________________
Skilled Worker_______________________________________	_________________28	___________45,9
Unskilled Worker____________________________________	____________________10	____________16,4
Officer____________________________________________________	_____________________2	_______________3,3
Tradesman________________________________________	______________________5	_________8Д
Small Manufacturer__________________________________	_____________________2	_______________3,3
Peddler________________________________________________	_____________________2	_______________3,3
Retired_________________________________________________	____________________12	____________19,7
Total___________________________________________________	____________________61	___________100	43,2
_____________________Female_____________________
Skilled Worker_______________________________________	_____________________6	54,5
Worker in Family Ownership_________________________	_____________________2	____________18,2
Dressmaker_______________________________________	__________________________________1	__________9Д
Retired_________________________________________________	_____________________2	____________18,2
Total___________________________________________________	_____________________11	___________100	7,9 ~
Grand Total_________________________________________	__________________72	___________25,7
_____________Unemployed Population_______________________________________________________________
_____________________Male_____________________
Unemployed____________________________________	____________________31	___________100
Total___________________________________________________	____________________31	___________100	22,0
_____________________Female_____________________
House Wife_____________________________________	_________________49	___________63,6
Not Working____________________________________	_________________26	____________33,8
Unemployed____________________________________	_____________________2	_____________2_z6
Total___________________________________________________	__________________77	___________100	55,4
Grand Total____________________________________	__________________108	___________38,6	100/100
Overall Total_______________________________________	________________280	___________100

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