Data of Distribution and Wages
Table 1.1 – Percentage distribution of child workers (in India) by industrial divisions in 1981 (Census of India 1981 cited in Nangia 1987, 72).
|
Type of Worker |
Industrial Divisions (refer to text for explanation of divisions) |
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|
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
IX |
|
|
Urban |
5.32 |
14.73 |
3.07 |
0.20 |
39.16 |
3.27 |
15.03 |
2.45 |
16.77 |
|
Rural |
38.87 |
45.42 |
6.61 |
0.25 |
5.72 |
0.47 |
0.96 |
0.10 |
1.60 |
|
Total |
35.93 |
42.74 |
6.30 |
0.24 |
8.65 |
0.72 |
2.19 |
0.30 |
2.93 |
Table 2.1 – Comparison of child wages and adult wages for the same type of job. (Child workers of Delhi region — sample study, 1983 cited in Nangia 1987, 198).
|
Child wages compared to adult wages |
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|
Equal |
Equal to Half |
Half to One-third |
One-third to One-quarter |
Less than One-quarter |
Uncertain |
|
|
Percent according to employers response |
39.5 |
19.1 |
7.0 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
24.7 |