Table H.  Number of Children 5-17 Years Old During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration, by Class of Worker,
          by Age Group and Sex: October 2001

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                                         No. of Working |                                       Age Group
              Class of Worker            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

Worker in private household                   372,995     15,131    7,050    8,081    130,823     66,383   64,440    227,040     66,714  160,326
Worker in private establishment               844,769     18,013   11,190    6,823    286,855    213,088   73,767    539,901    399,292  140,609
Worker in gov't/gov't corporation              13,720                                   1,643      1,643              12,077      6,239    5,838
Paid worker on own household-
  operated enterprise                          44,336      5,728    2,222    3,506     17,299     11,823    5,476     21,309     18,483    2,826
Self-employed without any paid employee       176,190     13,248    8,554    4,694     74,445     54,537   19,908     88,496     71,131   17,365
Employer in own household-operated
  farm or business                             40,225      2,342    1,466      876     20,175     14,712    5,463     17,709     14,068    3,641
Unpaid worker in own household-operated
  farm or business                          2,363,641    184,237  109,181   75,056  1,333,476    824,424  509,052    845,928    544,083  301,845
Unpaid worker for other members who
  worked for others                            38,732                                  26,379     20,593    5,786     12,353      7,226    5,127
Homebased-worker                               11,660      1,844    1,047      797      4,760      2,587    2,173      5,056      2,892    2,164
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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