Table 6.  Number of Children 5-17 Years Old Who Worked for the
          Past 12 Months** by Nature of Employment by Sex

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      Nature of Employment        Both       %         Male        %     Female       %
                                  Sexes
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Total                           3,577,363            2,329,556           1,247,807

Permanent                       1,020,723    28.5      699,492   30.0      321,230   25.7
Short Term/Casual               1,268,454    35.5      825,492   35.4      442,962   35.5
Seasonal/School Vacation        1,598,124    44.7    1,045,315   44.9      552,809   44.3
Worked for Different Employer     155,505     4.3      116,551    5.0       38,953    3.1
Other Nature of Employment         12,494     0.3        6,801    0.3        5,693    0.5
Not Reported                          624     0.0          624    0.0           -      -

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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