Table 5.  Number of Children 5-17 Years Old Who Worked for the
          Past 12 Months** by Sex and Main Industry

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      Main Industry        Both        %         Male       %      Female         %
                           Sexes
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Total                    3,577,363            2,329,556            1,247,807

Farming                  2,057,698    57.5    1,497,022    64.3      560,676    44.9
Fishing                    230,604     6.4      206,759     8.9       23,845     1.9
Forestry/Logging            32,894     0.9       23,762     1.0        9,132     0.7
Mining                       5,941     0.2        4,015     0.2        1,926     0.2
Quarrying                    9,685     0.3        9,685     0.4           -       -
Retail Trade               526,267    14.7      225,752     9.7      300,515    24.1
Wholesale Trade             18,646     0.5        9,406     0.4        9,240     0.7
Transportation              58,482     1.6       58,482     2.5           -       -
Communication                2,678     0.1        2,678     0.1           -       -
Construction                64,968     1.8       62,775     2.7        2,193     0.2
Utilities                    2,056     0.1        1,695     0.1          361     0.0
Health Services              1,269     0.0           -       -         1,269     0.1
Educational Services         2,606     0.1          856     0.0        1,750     0.1
Banking & Finance              316     0.0          316     0.0           -       -
Food Manufacturing          62,972     1.8       44,518     1.9       18,454     1.5
Non-food Manufacturing     152,383     4.3       71,423     3.1       80,960     6.5
Restaurant                  52,742     1.5       18,507     0.8       34,235     2.7
Personal Services          267,767     7.5       73,057     3.1      194,710    15.6
Other Industry              27,390     0.8       18,849     0.8        8,542     0.7

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*    Past Week Refer to the past seven days prior to enumeration.
     Enumeration took place in July 1995.
**   Past 12 months refers to the Period August 1994 - July 1995.
***  Detatils may not add up due to multiple response.

Source:  1995 National Survey on Working Children
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines