Table S. Number of Working Children 5-17 Years Old During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration Who Used Tools/Equipment
by Type of Tool/Equipment Used, by Age Group and Sex, Urban-Rural: October 2001
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No. of Working | Age Group
Type of Tool/Equipment Children 5-17 Yrs.old | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-17
Tools/Equipment | Total Male Female | Total Male Female | Total Male Female
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Philippines
Total 2,443,243 101,994 69,337 32,657 1,193,030 823,082 369,948 1,148,219 827,914 320,305
Circular saw 10,525 1,936 1,936 8,590 8,267 323
Plate printing machine 541 541 541
Linkao 146,007 4,122 4,122 63,270 50,626 12,644 78,615 62,919 15,696
Sickle or Karet 595,811 13,551 10,379 3,172 289,112 234,802 54,310 293,147 224,401 68,746
Dulos 160,532 8,942 7,190 1,752 88,018 58,691 29,327 63,571 47,499 16,072
Axe 90,186 2,258 2,258 34,403 31,314 3,089 53,524 48,091 5,433
Pick 72,283 4,805 3,965 840 28,551 23,374 5,177 38,926 32,897 6,029
Bolo/Knife 1,614,560 69,321 45,584 23,737 805,771 561,205 244,566 739,468 534,667 204,801
Steel Fork 42,257 507 507 16,382 12,112 4,270 25,368 20,281 5,087
Rake 122,397 2,749 1,528 1,221 44,836 32,194 12,642 74,811 60,259 14,552
Hacksaw 8,604 1,097 1,097 7,506 7,506
Hammer 73,531 1,800 1,700 100 16,719 15,924 795 55,012 48,648 6,364
Saw and Blade 30,360 5,906 5,906 24,454 20,128 4,326
Scissors 118,680 4,192 3,863 329 40,514 14,538 25,976 73,974 23,524 50,450
Shear 13,836 6,995 6,295 700 6,841 5,638 1,203
Mallet 14,937 6,278 4,806 1,472 8,659 7,604 1,055
Cutter 52,401 640 640 14,157 8,862 5,295 37,604 25,143 12,461
Crow bar 31,621 380 380 8,184 7,246 938 23,057 21,289 1,768
Welding tools 8,378 3,176 3,176 5,201 5,201
Blow/Acetylene 6,247 326 326 5,921 5,921
Torch 11,482 5,681 5,393 288 5,801 5,248 553
Others 864,599 30,164 20,496 9,668 383,269 272,911 110,358 451,166 356,238 94,928
Urban 510,571 16,973 9,618 7,355 213,726 137,964 75,762 279,871 201,696 78,175
Circular saw 3,564 631 631 2,933 2,610 323
Linkao 12,309 5,414 4,117 1,297 6,896 6,199 697
Sickle or Karet 54,631 1,359 761 598 22,409 17,945 4,464 30,863 26,779 4,084
Dulos 16,363 805 805 10,618 7,615 3,003 4,939 3,378 1,561
Axe 10,965 3,820 3,035 785 7,145 6,851 294
Pick 15,423 840 840 6,131 4,159 1,972 8,450 7,075 1,375
Bolo/Knife 260,410 8,637 4,215 4,422 115,904 68,771 47,133 135,869 89,875 45,994
Steel Fork 14,308 3,906 3,377 529 10,401 7,161 3,240
Rake 23,050 676 676 7,070 4,127 2,943 15,305 11,005 4,300
Hacksaw 3,721 450 450 3,271 3,271
Hammer 32,168 100 100 5,957 5,957 26,111 23,065 3,046
Saw and Blade 15,181 1,701 1,701 13,480 9,154 4,326
Scissors 63,526 1,328 999 329 19,462 7,971 11,491 42,736 17,422 25,314
Shear 3,884 1,473 773 700 2,411 2,057 354
Mallet 6,894 1,889 1,889 5,005 5,005
Cutter 25,157 640 640 6,936 5,335 1,601 17,580 10,701 6,879
Crow bar 10,194 1,556 1,556 8,639 8,339 300
Welding tools 4,523 1,343 1,343 3,180 3,180
Blow/Acetylene 1,283 326 326 957 957
Torch 5,052 2,384 2,384 2,668 2,355 313
Others 247,697 9,850 5,602 4,248 91,133 64,998 26,135 146,715 117,738 28,977
Rural 1,932,672 85,020 59,719 25,301 979,304 685,118 294,186 868,348 626,218 242,130
Circular saw 6,961 1,305 1,305 5,656 5,656
Plate printing machine 541 541 541
Linkao 133,697 4,122 4,122 57,856 46,509 11,347 71,719 56,720 14,999
Sickle or Karet 541,180 12,191 9,617 2,574 266,702 216,856 49,846 262,285 197,623 64,662
Dulos 144,169 8,137 6,385 1,752 77,400 51,076 26,324 58,632 44,121 14,511
Axe 79,220 2,258 2,258 30,583 28,279 2,304 46,379 41,240 5,139
Pick 56,860 3,965 3,965 22,420 19,215 3,205 30,475 25,822 4,653
Bolo/Knife 1,354,151 60,685 41,369 19,316 689,867 492,434 197,433 603,598 444,791 158,807
Steel Fork 27,949 507 507 12,475 8,734 3,741 14,967 13,120 1,847
Rake 99,347 2,073 852 1,221 37,767 28,067 9,700 59,506 49,254 10,252
Hacksaw 4,882 647 647 4,235 4,235
Hammer 41,363 1,700 1,700 10,763 9,968 795 28,900 25,582 3,318
Saw and Blade 15,179 4,205 4,205 10,974 10,974
Scissors 55,153 2,864 2,864 21,051 6,567 14,484 31,238 6,102 25,136
Shear 9,952 5,522 5,522 4,430 3,581 849
Mallet 8,043 4,388 2,916 1,472 3,654 2,599 1,055
Cutter 27,244 7,220 3,527 3,693 20,024 14,442 5,582
Crow bar 21,426 380 380 6,628 5,690 938 14,419 12,950 1,469
Welding tools 3,855 1,833 1,833 2,022 2,022
Blow/Acetylene 4,963 4,963 4,963
Torch 6,430 3,297 3,009 288 3,133 2,893 240
Others 616,902 20,315 14,894 5,421 292,136 207,913 84,223 304,452 238,501 65,951
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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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