Bellary District, - PRC

Table 46: Sectors of child labourPercent distribution of children aged 5-14 years working for others by sector of work, according to sex,Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002Among children working for someone outside the familySector of work Male Female TotalAgriculture & livestock 69.1 85.9 80.4Manufacturing 2.8 2.8 2.9Domestic service 2.9 3.5 3.3Other service 23.5 4.3 10.5Missing 1.8 3.5 2.9Total per cent 100.0 100.0 100.0Number of children 1 68 142 2101 Working for someone else, who is not a member of the household.Table 47: Mean hours of child labourMean hours spent in a week by children aged 5-14 who are engaged in any activity by type of activity,according to sex and place of residence, Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002Characteristics For pay TotalMean hours spent by childrenWorking for others 1Engaged in:HouseholdchoresOther familyworkEngaged inany activity 2Sex of the childMale 56.5 56.0 10.3 37.0 27.8Female 50.9 50.9 14.7 34.2 31.1Place of residenceRural 51.6 51.4 13.3 37.8 31.4Urban 57.2 (57.2) 12.4 * 24.0Total 52.6 52.5 13.1 36.1 29.7Number of children 208 210 859 151 930Note: Total includes 2 children working for others but not paid for the work.1Working for someone who is not a member of the household.2 Working for others, doing household chores or other family work.( ) Based on 25-49 cases.* Not shown , based on fewer than 25 cases.55