Table A.  Number of Households with Children 5-17 Years Old and Number of HouseHolds with Working Children
          5-17 Years Old  During the Past Twelve Months Prior to Enumeration,
          by Region, Urban-Rural: October 2001

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                                    Number of Households with Children | Number of Households with Working
       Region                                 5-17 Years Old           |     Children 5-17 Years Old
                                       Total       Urban       Rural   |   Total     Urban       Rural
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Philippines                         10,440,073   5,042,521   5,397,552   2,741,081   889,261   1,851,820

NCR                                  1,392,271   1,392,271                           140,865
CAR                                    179,328      62,190     117,138      44,196     6,051      38,145
Region I - Ilocos Region               543,573     169,869     373,704     112,666    21,992      90,674
Region II - Cagayan Valley             385,175      86,232     298,943     130,632    20,856     109,776
Region III - Central Luzon           1,035,016     566,957     468,059     208,718    92,511     116,207
Region IV - Southern Tagalog         1,547,651     891,625     656,026     346,629   136,846     209,783
Region V - Bicol                       664,749     170,407     494,342     248,427    50,976     197,451
Region VI - Western Visayas            848,892     318,582     530,310     223,830    64,855     158,975
Region VII - Central Visayas           727,414     328,953     398,461     222,939    69,649     153,290
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas          527,800     145,502     382,298     227,194    44,845     182,349
Region IX - Western Mindanao           441,790     133,792     307,998     122,973    22,577     100,396
Region X - Northern Mindanao           401,064     186,615     214,449     165,682    70,029      95,653
Region XI - Southern Mindanao          758,259     304,353     453,906     224,618    80,483     144,135
Region XII - Central Mindanao          377,507     120,193     257,314     145,965    30,588     115,377
Region XIII - Caraga                   291,761     101,455     190,307     103,915    25,351      78,564
ARMM                                   317,821      63,524     254,297      71,834    10,788      61,046

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Source:  Survey on Children 2001
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines
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