Compared with 19 percent for urban areas of developing countries, 31 percent of the children 5–14 in rural areas reported working, with 9.8 percent working outside the family business and 2.5 percent being paid.59 Including work and domestic chores, 26 percent of rural children worked 20 or more hours per week, and 9 percent worked 40 or more hours. The prevalence of unpaid work in rural areas is nearly twice that in urban areas.