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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