Table O. Number of Working Children 5-17 Years Old During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration Whose Work Involved Exposure to Physical Hazards,
by Type of Business/Industry Where They Are Engaged In, by Type of Physical Hazard and Sex: October 2001
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No. of Working Children | Type of Physical Hazard
Type of Business/Industry 5-17 Years Old Whose | Noise | Temperature/| Pressure | Inadequate | Slip/ | Insufficient |Congested| Radiation/ | Others
Work Involved Exposure | | Humidity | |Illumination/| Trip/Fall | exit for | lay-out | Ultraviolet/|
to Physical Hazards | | | | Lighting | Hazards |prompt escape | | Microwave |
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Philippines
Both Sexes 2,031,643 316,190 1,444,948 109,680 38,576 345,294 13,547 17,383 177,964 178,096
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 1,315,678 42,136 1,025,488 27,649 5,750 247,382 2,331 2,232 134,152 115,356
Fishing 134,571 5,124 104,224 11,383 16,344 14,877 4,266 692 12,456 18,296
Mining and Quarrying 16,536 1,593 11,848 489 733 5,248 1,720 3,443
Manufacturing 66,417 35,009 40,225 5,172 1,629 5,110 2,718 1,074 6,095 4,018
Electricity, Gas and Water 1,420 1,420 976
Construction 45,288 9,015 26,905 7,427 175 15,839 3,380 846
Wholesale and Retail Trade 242,062 131,919 117,880 27,951 6,990 21,875 2,323 12,459 7,830 21,369
Hotel and Restaurant 34,414 21,932 13,296 6,246 1,319 3,796 713 340 826 1,261
Transport, Storage and Communication 77,099 37,574 50,143 6,165 396 16,367 1,196 7,725 6,596
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 8,935 3,793 4,493 2,715 1,969 2,455
Public Administration and Defense,
Compulsory Social Security 2,251 548 1,596 655 227
Education 1,467 1,467
Health and Social Work 489 489
Other Community, Social and Personal
Service Activities 31,960 10,505 21,823 2,395 1,340 7,394 1,887 1,852
Private Households with Employed Persons 46,732 16,030 21,562 10,441 830 2,756 586 1,893 1,311
Not reported 6,322 1,015 3,557 2,240 354 1,480 1,292
Male 1,427,588 181,901 1,040,192 71,059 28,337 262,890 9,997 10,529 122,381 129,363
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 942,059 34,451 727,081 21,349 4,549 181,282 1,911 1,784 88,387 85,466
Fishing 123,004 3,144 97,016 10,734 14,203 14,877 4,266 313 12,141 15,747
Mining and Quarrying 16,536 1,593 11,848 489 733 5,248 1,720 3,443
Manufacturing 42,265 20,144 28,990 2,668 1,194 4,084 867 580 5,076 3,342
Electricity, Gas and Water 1,420 1,420 976
Construction 45,288 9,015 26,905 7,427 175 15,839 3,380 846
Wholesale and Retail Trade 117,144 54,469 59,308 13,668 4,873 14,544 1,757 7,698 3,965 8,676
Hotel and Restaurant 11,531 6,942 4,894 4,300 528 154 282
Transport, Storage and Communication 74,667 36,272 49,012 6,165 396 16,367 1,196 6,423 6,596
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 7,094 3,793 4,493 874 1,969 2,455
Public Administration and Defense,
Compulsory Social Security 931 227 931 227
Education 1,467 1,467
Health and Social Work 489 489
Other Community, Social and Personal
Service Activities 23,160 7,284 14,580 1,443 1,340 5,704 695 1,501
Private Households with Employed Persons 17,492 4,092 12,241 874 820 311
Not reported 3,039 476 983 476 424 1,292
Female 604,055 134,290 404,756 38,621 10,238 82,404 3,550 6,854 55,583 48,733
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 373,619 7,685 298,407 6,300 1,201 66,100 420 448 45,764 29,891
Fishing 11,567 1,980 7,208 649 2,141 379 315 2,550
Manufacturing 24,152 14,866 11,234 2,504 435 1,026 1,851 494 1,020 676
Wholesale and Retail Trade 124,919 77,449 58,571 14,284 2,117 7,330 566 4,762 3,865 12,693
Hotel and Restaurant 22,883 14,990 8,401 1,947 1,319 3,268 713 186 544 1,261
Transport, Storage and Communication 2,432 1,301 1,131 1,301
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 1,841 1,841
Public Administration and Defense,
Compulsory Social Security 1,319 321 664 655
Other Community, Social and Personal
Service Activities 8,800 3,221 7,243 952 1,690 1,191 351
Private Households with Employed Persons 29,239 11,938 9,321 9,567 830 1,936 586 1,582 1,311
Not reported 3,283 539 2,574 1,764 354 1,055
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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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