Table 8a. Employed Persons Wanting More Hours  of Work by Selected Characteristics:
          April 2005 and April 2006
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                    |       April 2006 	   |       April 2005
 Selected Characteristics           |-----------------------------------------------
                                    |   Number  |  Percent |   Number  |  Percent
                                    |   ('000)  |          |   ('000)  |
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Underemployed Persons                    8,401                   8421

Sex                                      8,401       100.0      8,421       100.0

  Male                                   5,686        67.7      5,686        67.5
  Female                                 2,715        32.3      2,735        32.5

Age Group                                8,401       100.0      8,421       100.0

  15 - 24                                1,587        18.9      1,614        19.2
  25 - 34                                2,328        27.7      2,322        27.6
  35 - 44                                2,163        25.7      2,137        25.4
  45 - 54                                1,445        17.2      1,458        17.3
  55 - 64                                  655         7.8        648         7.7
  65 and Over                              224         2.7        242         2.9
  Not Reported                                                      1         0.0

Marital Status                           8,401       100.0      8,421       100.0

  Single                                 2,165        25.8      2,100        24.9
  Married                                5,800        69.0      5,871        69.7
  Widowed                                  286         3.4        292         3.5
  Divorce/Separated                        148         1.8        154         1.8
  Unknown                                    1         0.0          2         0.0

Highest Grade Completed                  8,401       100.0      8,421       100.0

  No Grade Completed                       155         1.8        156         1.9
  Elementary Undegraduate                1,587        18.9      1,655        19.7
  Elementary Graduate                    1,479        17.6      1,537        18.3
  Highschool Undergraduate               1,368        16.3      1,337        15.9
  Highschool Graduate                    1,997        23.8      1,912        22.7
  Collge Undergraduate                   1,054        12.5      1,073        12.7
  College Graduate                         762         9.1        750         8.9

Relationship to Household Head           8,401       100.0      8,421       100.0

  Head                                   3,976        47.3      4,016        47.7
  Wife/Spouse                            1,659        19.7      1,702        20.2
  Son/daughter                           2,065        24.6      2,009        23.9
  Brothers/sisters                         106         1.3        101         1.2
  Son-in-law/daughter-in-law               243         2.9        229         2.7
  Grandson/Granddaughter                    81         1.0         64         0.8
  Father/Mother                             15         0.2         20         0.2
  Other Relative                           185         2.2        196         2.3
  Boarder                                    6         0.1          3         0.0
  Domestic Helper                           27         0.3         30         0.4
  Non_Relative                              40         0.5         52         0.6

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Note:    Estimates for April 2006 are preliminary results and subject to change.

Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division,
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  June 15, 2006
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