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Estimates of Child Labour in India by Age-group 0-14, 5-9, 10-14, 5-14 by Residence: 1961-2000

Source	Age-Group	Rural	Rural Total	Urban	Urban Total	Grand Total
Source	Age-Group	Male Female	Rural Total	Male Female	Urban Total	Grand Total
Census 1961	0-14*	8.16 5.56	13.72	0.58 0.23	0.81	14.53
	5-9*	0.80 0.52	1.32	0.03 0.01	0.04	1.36
	10-14*	7.36 5.04	12.4	0.55 0.22	0.77	13.77
	5-14	8.16 5.56	13.72	0.58 0.23	0.81	14.53
NSS (1972-73)	5-9	0.88 0.63	1.51	0.05 0.03	0.08	1.59
(27th Round)	10-14	7.78 5.75	13.53	0.80 0.41	1.21	14.74
(Usual Status)
	5-14	8.66 6.38	15.04	0.85 0.44	1.29	16.33
NSS (March 1978**)	5-9	0.88 0.63	1.51	0.05 0.05	0.1	1.62
	10-14	7.96 5.21	13.77	0.94 0.53	1.47	14.62
	5-14	8.84 5.84	14.68	0.99 0.58	1.57	16.25
Census, 1981	0-14	7.34 5.21	12.55	0.76 0.29	1.05	13.59
	5-9	0.90 0.64	1.54	0.06 0.06	0.12	1.66
	10-14	8.4 5.59	14.03	1.07 0.60	1.67	15.7
	5-14	9.34 6.23	15.57	1.13 0.66	1.79	17.36
1985**	5-14	----------	----------	----------	----------	17.58
1990**	5-14	----------	----------	----------	----------	18.17
2000**	5-14	----------	----------	----------	----------	20.25

*: Estimates for the quinquential age-group are based on a special study vide appendix V of the Report of the Expert Committee on Estimates of Unemployment Planning Commission 1970
**: Projections for 1978 and 1983,1985,1990,2000 based on usual status rates of NSS 2nd round (1977-78)

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