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