Incidence of Child Labour and Child Schooling in India: Pattern and Determinants

Table 2

Incidence of child labour in India by region and sex, 2004-05.

Region	Gender	Age group	Total number of sample children in NSS = 𝑁ch	Number of child labour in sample = 𝐿	Incidence of child labour, 𝐼(𝐿) = (𝐿/𝑁ch)∗ 100
Rural	Male	5–9	24315	49	0.2
		10–14	24981	1349	5.4
	Female	5–9	21899	25	0.1
		10–14	21882	1072	4.9
Urban	Male	5–9	10835	22	0.2
		10–14	11770	518	4.4
	Female	5–9	9817	11	0.1
		10–14	10796	259	2.4