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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