Table 10. Number of Working Children 5-17 Years Old Who
Encountered Hazards at Work by Sex
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Hazards Encountered Both % Male % Female %
Sexes
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Chemicals Hazards
Total*** 916,392 663,214 253,177
Dust 473,713 51.7 324,205 48.9 149,508 59.1
Liquid 81,868 8.9 63,484 9.6 18,383 7.3
Mist/Fumes/Vapors 359,867 39.3 274,274 41.4 85,594 33.8
Gas 37,798 4.1 30,002 4.5 7,796 3.1
Others 122,368 13.4 85,027 12.8 37,341 14.7
Physical Environment
Total*** 1,831,498 1,263,370 568,128
Noise 368,562 20.1 214,580 17.0 153,982 12.2
Temperature/Humidity 1,390,868 75.9 998,960 79.1 391,908 31.0
Pressure 99,463 5.4 63,097 5.0 36,366 2.9
Illumination 23,241 1.3 16,909 1.3 6,331 0.5
Radiation/Ultra Violet/ 196,610 10.7 145,149 11.5 51,461 4.1
Microwave
Others 115,959 6.3 78,474 6.2 37,485 3.0
Biological Hazards
Total*** 695,231 481,680 213,551
Viral 84,368 12.1 51,395 10.7 32,973 15.4
Bacterial 326,855 47.0 223,912 46.5 102,943 48.2
Fungal 292,562 42.1 208,925 43.4 83,637 39.2
Parasitic 197,641 28.4 151,962 31.5 45,678 21.4
Others 67,482 9.7 43,947 9.1 23,535 11.0
Not Exposed to Hazardous 1,424,445 840,987 583,458
Condition
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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