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  • Socio-demographic Correlates of Older Adults’ Living Arrangements in Botswana 

    Bainame, Kenabetsho; Burnette, Denise; Shaibu, Sheila (Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)
    This study uses data from the 2011 Population and Housing Census (PHC) to examine the living arrangements of adults aged ≥ 65 years and to assess individual-level and household-level correlates of living alone for this age ...

  • Notes on levels and patterns of child labour and child work in Botswana 

    Kgosidintsi, Gofaone; Rakgoasi, Serai Daniel (Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)
    This paper uses the 2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census (PHS) to document the levels and patterns of child labour and child work in Botswana. The results show that only 2.1% of children aged 12 to 17 were involved ...

  • Policy implications of urbanisation patterns and processes in Botswana 

    Gwebu, Thando D. (Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)
    The aim of this paper is to investigate the patterns and trends of urbanisation in Botswana using data obtained from census reports. Information was also sourced from relevant reports from Statistics Botswana and available ...

  • Patterns and differentials of migration in Botswana 

    Kannan, Navaneetham; Dwivedi, V.K. (Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)
    Migration is an important component of population growth and it has signifi cant social and economic implications for a country. In this paper we analyse the patterns and differentials of internal migration in Botswana ...

  • Unemployment and the attributes of the unemployed in Botswana 

    Malema, Brothers Wilright (Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)
    The 2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census (PHC) indicate that the country’s unemployment rate stands at 17.8% which is signifi cantly high. This rate of unemployment, as is conventionally calculated, excludes the ...

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