Table T. Number of Working Children 5-17 Years Old During the Past Twelve Months Prior to Enumeration, Who Used Any Safety
Device/Equipment/Material At Work, by Type of Safety Device/Equipment/Material Used, by Age Group, and Sex, Urban-Rural: October 2001
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Type of Safety Device/Equipment/ No. of Working | Age Group
Material Used Children 5-17 Yrs Old | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-17
Using safety Devices | Total Male Female | Total Male Female | Total Male Female
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Philippines
Total 862,880 30,775 21,815 8,960 374,612 257,752 116,860 457,492 329,709 127,783
Safety helmet/hair caps 401,795 22,818 16,808 6,010 190,152 129,799 60,353 188,826 142,314 46,512
Goggles/spectacles 29,008 1,342 1,342 3,996 3,996 23,670 22,812 858
Gloves 159,879 350 350 39,397 29,069 10,328 120,133 84,663 35,470
Earplugs and earmuffs 2,116 566 566 1,550 1,550
Safety shoes/boots/footguards 104,154 2,501 1,051 1,450 33,038 25,932 7,106 68,615 52,776 15,839
Respirator 2,429 491 491 1,939 1,939
Face shield 46,819 350 350 19,252 11,969 7,283 27,218 21,198 6,020
Overall/apron 57,448 10,114 4,859 5,255 47,335 14,464 32,871
Protective clothing 252,292 3,954 2,892 1,062 115,967 78,675 37,292 132,372 90,706 41,666
Life vest 7,060 3,425 3,425 3,635 3,635
Others 207,482 5,103 3,102 2,001 97,265 68,514 28,751 105,113 74,903 30,210
Urban 200,578 4,501 3,084 1,417 69,967 46,802 23,165 126,108 92,566 33,542
Safety helmet/hair caps 80,210 2,154 1,069 1,085 30,804 18,117 12,687 47,253 35,801 11,452
Goggles/spectacles 7,389 616 616 6,773 6,773
Gloves 62,806 350 350 15,329 10,400 4,929 47,128 33,336 13,792
Earplugs and earmuffs 566 566 566
Safety shoes/boots/footguards 30,551 399 399 8,915 7,785 1,130 21,237 16,629 4,608
Respirator 588 588 588
Face shield 11,525 350 350 5,060 3,589 1,471 6,115 4,762 1,353
Overall/apron 35,157 6,961 3,389 3,572 28,196 8,401 19,795
Protective clothing 39,545 1,429 1,216 213 16,763 12,035 4,728 21,353 17,676 3,677
Life vest 1,370 650 650 721 721
Others 46,227 1,265 1,032 233 18,415 14,211 4,204 26,548 23,529 3,019
Rural 662,302 26,274 18,731 7,543 304,645 210,950 93,695 331,384 237,143 94,241
Safety helmet/hair caps 321,585 20,664 15,739 4,925 159,348 111,682 47,666 141,573 106,513 35,060
Goggles/spectacles 21,619 1,342 1,342 3,380 3,380 16,897 16,039 858
Gloves 97,073 24,067 18,669 5,398 73,006 51,327 21,679
Earplugs and earmuffs 1,550 1,550 1,550
Safety shoes/boots/footguards 73,604 2,102 1,051 1,051 24,123 18,147 5,976 47,378 36,147 11,231
Respirator 1,842 491 491 1,351 1,351
Face shield 35,294 14,191 8,380 5,811 21,103 16,436 4,667
Overall/apron 22,291 3,153 1,470 1,683 19,138 6,063 13,075
Protective clothing 212,748 2,525 1,676 849 99,204 66,640 32,564 111,019 73,030 37,989
Life vest 5,690 2,775 2,775 2,914 2,914
Others 161,254 3,839 2,070 1,769 78,851 54,303 24,548 78,565 51,374 27,191
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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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