Table G. Number of Children 5-17 Years Old During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration, by Nature of Employment,
by Age Group and Sex: October 2001
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No. of Working | Age Group
Nature of Employment 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
Permanent 997,633 53,610 28,704 24,906 399,116 251,996 147,120 544,907 350,476 194,431
Short term/casual 1,259,176 75,415 42,728 32,687 586,137 373,919 212,218 597,624 371,936 225,688
Seasonal/school vacation 1,468,998 105,597 66,743 38,854 842,513 533,118 309,395 520,889 319,940 200,949
Worked for different employers
on a day-to-day/week-to-week basis 166,592 5,401 2,016 3,385 60,294 45,134 15,160 100,897 85,420 15,477
Others 13,868 519 519 7,797 5,624 2,173 5,553 2,357 3,196
Not reported 111,619 5,785 3,157 2,628 38,383 24,065 14,318 67,451 39,817 27,634
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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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