Table U1. Number of Children 5-17 Years Old Who Worked During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration, by Perceived Level of Boredom At Work,
by Age Group and Sex, Urban-Rural: October 2001
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Perceived Level Number of Working A G E G R O U P
of Boredom at Children | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-17
Work 5-17 yrs | Total Male Female | Total Male Female | Total Male Female
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PHILIPPINES
Total 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
Always 99,732 4,687 3,765 922 50,418 24,853 25,565 44,627 30,788 13,839
Sometimes 1,410,712 67,691 40,984 26,707 639,741 432,627 207,114 703,279 461,367 241,912
Seldom/Rarely 602,409 28,641 14,918 13,723 292,673 181,162 111,511 281,095 179,818 101,277
Never 1,793,414 139,523 81,043 58,480 913,023 571,147 341,876 740,869 458,156 282,713
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
Always 28,513 694 694 14,200 9,431 4,769 13,619 9,095 4,524
Sometimes 382,882 13,484 7,521 5,963 147,622 98,517 49,105 221,777 134,667 87,110
Seldom/Rarely 156,993 8,673 4,020 4,653 63,674 38,386 25,288 84,645 46,708 37,937
Never 618,494 43,854 22,690 21,164 291,075 161,360 129,715 283,565 161,333 122,232
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
Always 71,219 3,993 3,071 922 36,218 15,422 20,796 31,008 21,693 9,315
Sometimes 1,027,830 54,207 33,463 20,744 492,120 334,111 158,009 481,504 326,701 154,803
Seldom/Rarely 445,416 19,967 10,897 9,070 228,999 142,776 86,223 196,449 133,109 63,340
Never 1,174,921 95,669 58,353 37,316 621,948 409,787 212,161 457,303 296,822 160,481
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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