Table I. Number of Children 5-17 Years Old Who Worked During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration,
by Place of Work, by Age Group and Sex: October 2001
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No. of Working | Age Group
Place of Work 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
Own house 696,318 77,421 34,123 43,298 365,588 172,658 192,930 253,310 107,678 145,632
Employer's house 310,930 7,146 3,286 3,860 88,257 39,490 48,767 215,528 55,588 159,940
Other person's house/place 102,676 7,400 4,457 2,943 34,481 18,772 15,709 60,795 40,308 20,487
Office 9,929 585 585 9,344 5,647 3,697
Factory 30,129 3,087 2,540 547 27,042 15,376 11,666
Farm 1,990,097 113,013 76,607 36,406 1,056,752 743,589 313,163 820,332 625,359 194,973
Street 180,030 8,960 3,641 5,319 74,950 50,468 24,482 96,122 77,774 18,348
Market place 158,600 3,139 1,262 1,877 75,366 31,258 44,108 80,095 30,551 49,544
Mines 4,310 3,038 3,038 1,272 1,272
Construction site/quarry site 36,729 9,106 8,883 223 27,623 27,623
Others 386,519 23,464 17,334 6,130 184,647 139,094 45,553 178,408 142,953 35,455
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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