Likewise, in hill, participation rate of migrant and non-migrant children in paid activities is 7.1 per cent and 4.3 per cent respectively. The corresponding figure for Tarai is 5.0 per cent and 4.3 per cent. In eastern region, participation rate of non-migrant children in paid activities is as much as two times higher than that of migrant children in the same region. 3.4.2 Unpaid Activities Number of children involved in unpaid economic activities constituted of 1,383 T of the total economically active children with corresponding participation rate of 22.2 per cent. Sex-specific rates show that a higher proportion of male children is likely to participate in unpaid economic activities.
Migrant children are less likely to participate in unpaid activities as compared to non-migrants.
About 15 per cent of the migrant children aged 5-14 years participated in unpaid activities. The corresponding figure for non-migrants is found to be 22.9 per cent. For both age and sex groups, participation rate of children in unpaid activities is lower among migrant children. For 10-14 age group, it is 20.3 per cent and 34.7 per cent respectively. As compared to urban areas, rural areas show a substantially higher proportion of children involved in unpaid economic activities.