Table W.   Number of Children 5-17 Years Old Who Worked During the Past 12 Months Prior to Enumeration,
           by Schooling Status, by Age Group, Sex and Region, Urban-Rural: October 2001

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                                   Number of     |                 Age Group
  Region/Schooling Status       Working 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                         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

 Schooling status
  Attending school                  2,646,773     216,760  122,519   94,241  1,542,902    931,043  611,859    887,110    524,414   362,696
  Not attending school              1,259,495      23,781   18,190    5,591    352,955    278,748   74,207    882,759    605,714   277,045
  Not reported                        179,070       5,785    3,157    2,628                24,065   14,318     67,451     39,817    27,634

 Effect of work on schooling
  Low grades                          234,339      18,807   12,934    5,873    139,848     97,301   42,547     75,683     54,971    20,712
  Absenteeism                         178,046      13,212    6,255    6,957    106,484     66,140   40,344     58,350     46,452    11,898
  Tardiness                           151,266      12,346    7,896    4,450     85,797     60,448   25,349     53,122     34,546    18,576
  Others                               26,835         465      465              11,115      6,274    4,841     15,255      7,095     8,160
  None                              2,056,286     171,930   94,969   76,961  1,199,656    700,879  498,777    684,700    381,350   303,350

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Source:  Survey on Children 2001
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines