4. Symbols

The following symbols are used in the tables:

A point (.) indicates decimal;
A minus sign (-) before a number indicates a deficit or decrease, except as indicated;
0 or 0.0 indicates magnitude zero or less than half of unitemployed; and
Two dots (..) indicates that data are not available or are not separately reported.
Details and percentages in tables do not necessarily add to totals because of rounding.

The following symbols are used to indicate reference periods of more than one year:

A dash (-) between years which are not consecutive; for example, 1985-90 indicates an average over the full period; and
A slash (/) between two years indicates a period within which data are available for one year only for the countries listed; for example, a listing of countries containing data for one year in the period for each country.

The following abbreviations are used in the tables:

AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

CEDAW
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
STD sexually transmitted diseases