Table C.  Total Number of Children 5-17 Years Old Who Worked During the Past Twelve Months Prior to Enumeration,
          by Employment Status, by Age Group and Sex, Urban-Rural: October 2001

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                             Total Number of |                                                 Age Group
 Sex and Employment Status    Children 5-17  |          5 - 9 Years Old         |          10 - 14 Years Old         |        15 - 17 Years Old
                                Years Old    |   Total       Urban       Rural  |   Total        Urban       Rural   |  Total        Urban       Rural
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Philippines

Both Sexes                        24,850,943   9,667,231   4,283,340   5,383,891  10,207,447   4,519,616   5,687,831   4,976,266   2,382,555   2,593,711
  Working                          4,017,886     246,327      66,705     179,622   1,934,239     529,464   1,404,775   1,837,321     616,699   1,220,622
  Non-Working                     20,833,057   9,420,905   4,216,636   5,204,269   8,273,208   3,990,152   4,283,056   3,138,945   1,765,856   1,373,089
Male                              12,830,232   4,994,534   2,190,282   2,804,252   5,277,486   2,320,560   2,956,926   2,558,213   1,219,650   1,338,563
  Working                          2,547,666     143,867      34,925     108,942   1,233,855     314,581     919,274   1,169,946     356,637     813,309
  Non-Working                     10,282,566   4,850,668   2,155,357   2,695,311   4,043,631   2,005,979   2,037,652   1,388,268     863,013     525,255
Female                            12,020,711   4,672,698   2,093,059   2,579,639   4,929,961   2,199,056   2,730,905   2,418,054   1,162,906   1,255,148
  Working                          1,470,220     102,460      31,780      70,680     700,384     214,883     485,501     667,375     260,062     407,313
  Non-Working                     10,550,491   4,570,237   2,061,279   2,508,958   4,229,577   1,984,173   2,245,404   1,750,677     902,843     847,834

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