Census
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AGED 12 AND 13
Economically active children aged 12-
13
Total number
of persons
Industrial
Non-industrial
Unclassified
Total
aged 12 - 13
Appendix I
Labour force participation rate of children aged 12 - 13 in industrial sector (illegally un- employed)
Overall labur force parti- cipation rae of childre aged 12
1971 Census
9,183
1,968
601
11,752
210,094
4.4%
5.6%
1976 By-Census
5,510
2,450
870
8,830
221,860
2.5%
4.0%
Labour Force Surveys
March 1977
NA
NA
NA
4,700
227,000
NA
2.1%
September 1977
NA
NA
NA
3,600
218,000
ΝΑ
1.6%
March 1978
NA
NA
NA
3,000
207,200
NA
1.5%
September 1978
1,400
500
200
2,100
205,800
0.7%
1.0%
arch 1979
1,500
200
100
1,800 200,500
0.7%
0.9%
September 1979
1,000
300
200
1,500 193,100
0.5%
0.8%
Notes: a)
b)
c)
Economically active children are defined as persons aged 12 and 13 who were engaged in productive work for at least 15 hours during the seven days prior to enumeration, and persons aged 12 and 13 who would have been engaged in productive work but were unemployed. at the time of enumeration.
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The total number of persons aged 12 13 is based on Census figures and subsequent population projection.
Labour force participation rate of children aged 12 and 13 is defined as the proportion which the number of persons aged 12 and 13 who were working or unemployed bears to the total number of persons aged 12 and 13.
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d)
NA Not available.
e)
Next full Census will be taken in 1981.