Table K.  Number of Children 5-17 Years Old Who Worked During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration,
          by Normal Working Hours Per Day, by Age Group and Sex, Urban-Rural: October 2001

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     Normal        No. of Working |                                       Age Group
  Working Hours     Children 5-17 |            5-9           |             10-14            |             15-17
    Per Day           Years Old   |  Total    Male    Female |   Total      Male     Female |  Total       Male     Female
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Philippines

All Areas              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
  1 to 4 hours         2,058,971   206,697  115,349   91,348  1,219,818    731,911  487,907    632,457    379,328  253,129
  5 to 8 hours         1,499,357    27,030   19,929    7,101    584,647    419,645  165,002    887,681    655,737  231,944
  9 to 10 hours          215,748     4,943    3,941    1,002     50,562     30,865   19,697    160,243     62,271   97,972
  More than 10 hours     132,191     1,872    1,491      381     40,830     27,370   13,460     89,489     32,793   56,696
  Not reported           111,619     5,785    3,157    2,628     38,383     24,065   14,318     67,451     39,817   27,634

Urban                  1,212,868    66,705   34,925   31,780    529,464    314,581  214,883    616,699    356,637  260,062
  1 to 4 hours           629,265    58,963   30,192   28,771    353,310    204,034  149,276    216,993    122,733   94,260
  5 to 8 hours           392,252     5,743    4,117    1,626    128,528     82,920   45,608    257,980    180,654   77,326
  9 to 10 hours          100,390     1,002             1,002     19,586      8,344   11,242     79,802     31,290   48,512
  More than 10 hours      64,975       996      615      381     15,147     12,396    2,751     48,830     17,126   31,704
  Not reported            25,986                                 12,893      6,887    6,006     13,092      4,833    8,259

Rural                  2,805,019   179,622  108,942   70,680  1,404,775    919,274  485,501  1,220,622    813,309  407,313
  1 to 4 hours         1,429,706   147,735   85,157   62,578    866,509    527,878  338,631    415,464    256,595  158,869
  5 to 8 hours         1,107,105    21,286   15,811    5,475    456,119    336,725  119,394    629,700    475,083  154,617
  9 to 10 hours          115,358     3,941    3,941              30,976     22,521    8,455     80,441     30,981   49,460
  More than 10 hours      67,216       876      876              25,681     14,973   10,708     40,659     15,667   24,992
  Not reported            85,633     5,785    3,157    2,628     25,490     17,178    8,312     54,358     34,983   19,375

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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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