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

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                       No. of Working |                                       Age Group
  Basis of Payment      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

Daily                       578,277     10,766    4,741    6,025    188,324    144,605   43,719    379,187    301,105   78,082
Hourly                       11,282      2,190    1,452      738      4,166      3,326      840      4,925      3,539    1,386
Weekly                       60,258        590               590     16,344     10,287    6,057     43,323     30,957   12,366
Monthly                     253,690      1,627    1,627              40,255     12,567   27,688    211,807     36,420  175,387
Per Piece                   117,730      8,219    6,604    1,615     58,228     38,970   19,258     51,284     43,203    8,081
Per task or "pakyaw"        152,268      6,508    4,287    2,221     61,417     42,916   18,501     84,343     60,381   23,962
Commission basis            110,773      8,031    3,864    4,167     54,220     42,420   11,800     48,522     42,768    5,754
No payment                2,490,894    199,063  114,898   84,165  1,404,045    862,616  541,429    887,786    565,493  322,293
Others                      131,097      3,548    3,237      311     68,857     52,083   16,774     58,692     46,261   12,431
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