Table U2. Number of Working Children 5-17 Years Old Who Find Their Work Risky or Dangerous During the Past Twelve Months Prior to Enumeration
by Main Reason, by Age Group and Sex, Urban-Rural: October 2001
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No. of Working Age Group
Region/Main Reason Children | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-17
5 -17 Years old |Total Male Female | Total Male Female |Total Male Female
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Philippines
Total 827,962 33,089 25,213 7,876 326,957 254,023 72,934 467,916 380,891 87,025
Prone to vehicular accident 119,824 4,464 2,076 2,388 41,464 34,138 7,326 73,897 65,853 8,044
Might get burned 35,163 961 961 13,030 10,330 2,700 21,171 9,737 11,434
May fail 133,799 10,368 8,616 1,752 59,289 47,411 11,878 64,142 54,907 9,235
May impair hearing 9,103 1,374 1,374 7,730 7,447 283
May lose sight 12,105 4,582 3,821 761 7,523 6,089 1,434
May suffer physical mutilation 125,093 2,332 566 1,766 43,561 35,329 8,232 79,200 70,332 8,868
May contract disease/get sick 233,731 6,424 820 104,371 69,188 35,183 122,116 87,377 34,739
Mental/psychological torture 6,650 397 397 6,253 3,692 2,561
Others 152,496 7,719 6,570 1,149 58,890 52,035 6,855 85,886 75,458 10,428
Urban 224,317 5,913 3,267 2,646 76,039 60,412 15,627 142,365 122,461 19,904
Prone to vehicular accident 71,057 4,082 2,076 2,006 26,358 22,499 3,859 40,617 37,875 2,742
Might get burned 15,036 5,730 4,597 1,133 9,307 4,011 5,296
May fall 26,651 8,944 7,515 1,429 17,707 17,225 482
May impair hearing 1,821 426 426 1,395 1,112 283
May lose sight 3,253 1,270 509 761 1,984 1,511 473
May suffer physical mutilation 27,556 566 566 6,861 5,077 1,784 20,130 17,429 2,701
May contract disease/get sick 39,905 333 333 15,556 9,744 5,812 24,017 17,799 6,218
Mental/psychological torture 1,099 397 397 703 703
Others 37,938 933 626 307 10,498 9,649 849 26,508 24,797 1,711
Rural 603,646 27,176 21,946 5,230 250,917 193,610 57,307 325,552 258,431 67,121
Prone to vehicular accident 48,767 382 382 15,106 11,639 3,467 33,280 27,978 5,302
Might get burned 20,127 961 961 7,301 5,734 1,567 11,864 5,726 6,138
May fall 107,148 10,368 8,616 1,752 50,344 39,895 10,449 46,436 37,682 8,754
May impair hearing 7,283 947 947 6,335 6,335
May lose sight 8,852 3,312 3,312 5,540 4,578 962
May suffer physical mutilation 97,537 1,766 1,766 36,700 30,252 6,448 59,070 52,903 6,167
May contract disease/get sick 193,825 6,912 6,424 488 88,815 59,444 29,371 98,099 69,578 28,521
Mental/psychological torture 5,551 5,551 2,990 2,561
Others 114,557 6,786 5,944 842 48,392 42,386 6,006 59,379 50,662 8,717
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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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