Table L. Number of Children 5-17 Years Old Who Worked During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration,
by Average Number of Days Worked Per Week, by Age Group and Sex, Urban-Rural: October 2001
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Average Number No. of Working | Age Group
of Days Worked Children 5-17 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-17
Per Week 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 2 days 1,960,878 160,129 91,070 69,059 1,157,855 736,484 421,371 642,894 405,695 237,199
3 to 4 days 599,357 37,592 27,671 9,921 263,111 177,113 85,998 298,654 223,631 75,023
5 to 6 days 785,221 17,605 8,638 8,967 229,566 154,722 74,844 538,050 358,686 179,364
7 days 560,812 25,217 13,331 11,886 245,324 141,471 103,853 290,270 142,115 148,155
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 2 days 473,516 36,164 16,815 19,349 258,118 147,196 110,922 179,234 114,803 64,431
3 to 4 days 163,719 11,255 6,639 4,616 74,987 48,957 26,030 77,477 56,072 21,405
5 to 6 days 280,038 7,653 5,249 2,404 72,659 47,780 24,879 199,725 113,817 85,908
7 days 269,609 11,633 6,222 5,411 110,807 63,761 47,046 147,169 67,110 80,059
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 2 days 1,487,362 123,966 74,256 49,710 899,737 589,288 310,449 463,660 290,892 172,768
3 to 4 days 435,637 26,337 21,032 5,305 188,123 128,155 59,968 221,177 167,559 53,618
5 to 6 days 505,183 9,950 3,388 6,562 156,907 106,942 49,965 338,325 244,869 93,456
7 days 291,203 13,584 7,109 6,475 134,517 77,711 56,806 143,101 75,005 68,096
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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