Table A.  Status of Families With Respect to the Survival Indicators of the Minimum Basic Needs
          Framework by Special Income Strata, Philippines: October 1998

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            Indicators                       All Families        Lowest 40%       Highest 60%
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          Total Number of Families            14,370,712         5,748,071         8,622,641 

1. Food and Nutrition
                                              
   a. With female family members who were
      pregnant or lactating during the past
      six months and were provided with:

      1. iron supplements
         a) number of families                1,152,634           479,022           673,613
         b) percentage to total families            8.0               3.3               4.7
         c) geographic index of L40%                                100.0
         d) disparity of H60%/L40%                                                     0.94
         e) percentage to the total L40%                              8.3
         f) percentage to the total H60%                                                7.8

      2. iodine supplements
         a) number of families                  994,097           413,901           580,196
         b) percentage to total families            6.9               2.9               4.0
         c) geographic index of L40%                                100.0
         d) disparity of H60%/L40%                                                     0.93
         e) percentage to the total L40%                              7.2
         f) percentage to the total H60%                                                6.7

2. Health

   a. With female family members who were
      pregnant or lactating during the past
      six months and were given at least 2
      doses of tetanus toxoid

      1) number of families                   1,162,672           514,451           648,220
      2) percentage to total families               8.1               3.6               4.5
      3) geographic index of L40%                                   100.0
      4) disparity of H60%/L40%                                                        0.84
      5) percentage to the total L40%                                 8.9
      6) percentage to the total H60%                                                   7.5

   b. With couples who have access to
      family planning services

      1) number of families                   8,395,502         2,987,653         5,407,849
      2) percentage to total families              58.4              20.8              37.6
      3) geographic index of L40%                                   100.0
      4) disparity of H60%/L40%                                                        1.21
      5) percentage to the total L40%                                52.0
      6) percentage to the total H60%                                                  62.7

   c. With couples practising family
      planning

      1) number of families                   4,174,734         1,419,445         2,755,289
      2) percentage to total families              29.1               9.9              19.2
      3) geographic index of L40%                                   100.0
      4) disparity of H60%/L40%                                                        1.29
      5) percentage to the total L40%                                24.7
      6) percentage to the total H60%                                                  32.0

3. Water and Sanitation

   a. With access to safe drinking water

      1) number of families                  11,216,702         3,816,505         7,400,197
      2) percentage to total families              78.1              26.6              51.5
      3) geographic index of L40%                                   100.0
      4) disparity of H60%/L40%                                                        1.29
      5) percentage to the total L40%                                66.4
      6) percentage to the total H60%                                                  85.8

   b. With sanitary toilet

      1) number of families                  11,557,531         3,791,642         7,765,890
      2) percentage to total families              80.4              26.4              54.0
      3) geographic index of L40%                                   100.0
      4) disparity of H60%/L40%                                                        1.37
      5) percentage to the total L40%                                66.0
      6) percentage to the total H60%                                                  90.1

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Source:  1998 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines


Note:
                                   Number of Families in the L40% (or H60%)
                                     reporting for a particular indicator
   Percentage to Total Families =  ----------------------------------------  X 100
                                           Total Number of Families


                                     Percentage of Families in the L40% in a particular
                                        region reporting for a particular indicator
   Geographic Index of Lowest 40% =  --------------------------------------------------  X 100
                                         Percentage of Families in the L40% in the
                                      Philippines reporting for a particular indicator

                                              
                                               Percentage of Families in the H60% 
   Disparity of Highest 60% over Lowest 40% =  ----------------------------------
                                               Percentage of Families in the L40%


                                        Number of Families in the L40%
                                     reporting for a particular indicator 
   Percentage to Total Lowest 40% =  ------------------------------------  X 100
                                     Total Number of Families in the L40%


                                        Number of Families in the H60%
                                      reporting for a particular indicator 
   Percentage to Total Highest 60% =  ------------------------------------  X 100
                                      Total Number of Families in the H60%