Table E.  Number of Children 5-17 Years Old Who Worked During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration,
          by Major Occupation Group, by Age Group and Sex: October 2001

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                                             No. of Working |                                       Age Group
             Major Occupation Group           Children 5-17 |            5-9            |             10-14            |            15-17
                                                Years Old   |  Total     Male    Female |  Total       Male     Female |  Total      Male      Female
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Philippines                                      4,017,886    246,326  143,866  102,460  1,934,239  1,233,855  700,384  1,837,321  1,169,945  667,376

Official Government and Special Interest
   Organizations, Corporate Executives,
   Managers, Man. Proprietors & Supervisors         21,294                                   7,543      4,443    3,100     13,751      6,768    6,983
Professionals                                        3,488                                     479                 479      3,010      1,211    1,799
Technician and Associate Professionals               3,639        164      164                 814        814               2,661      2,023      638
Clerks                                              46,257      2,155      865    1,290     19,205     14,024    5,181     24,896      5,439   19,457
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales
   Worker                                          543,832     40,601   16,028   24,573    261,083    111,469  149,614    242,149     89,263  152,886
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen            454,232     50,144   31,701   18,443    227,807    160,838   66,969    176,281    149,291   26,990
Trades and Related Workers                         136,326      2,811      323    2,488     56,278     29,613   26,665     77,237     49,209   28,028
Plant and machine Operators and Assemblers          45,851      1,361    1,361               7,446      6,501      945     37,044     35,802    1,242
Laborers and Unskilled Workers                   2,607,622    138,347   88,443   49,904  1,301,868    874,488  427,380  1,167,407    774,236  393,171
Special Occupations                                 37,227      4,598    1,462    3,136     11,651      6,548    5,103     20,978     12,697    8,281
Not reported                                       118,117      6,146    3,518    2,628     40,064     25,116   14,948     71,907     44,006   27,901

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