Table E.  Number and Percentage of Families Affected by Financial Crisis, by Special Income
          Strata, Philippines: October 1998

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           Indicators                             All Families     Lowest 40%    Highest 60%
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1. Financial Crisis Problems Affecting
   the Families

   Total Number of Families Reporting              13,487,569      5,499,050      7,988,519

   a. Increased price of food and other
      basic commodities                                  96.6           95.6           97.4

   b. Loss of job within the country                     20.3           17.7           22.1

   c. Loss of job due to retrenchment of
      migrant workers                                     4.9            3.6            5.8

   d. Reduced wages                                      17.0           15.3           18.2

   e. Drought or "El Nino"                               62.9           76.5           53.5

2. Steps Taken  in Response to Financial
   Crisis Problems

   Total Number of Families Reporting              13,487,569      5,499,050      7,988,519

   a. Changed the eating pattern of the
      family                                             47.9           51.4           45.5

   b. Taken the children out of school                    6.9            7.5            6.4

   c. Family members migrated to the
      city or other country                               5.2            6.0            4.6

   d. Received assistance from friends
      or other relatives                                 16.2           18.4           14.7

   e. Received assistance from the
      government                                          6.9            9.8            5.0

   f. Increased working hours                            28.8           31.6           26.9

   g. Other steps taken                                   9.9            9.9            9.9

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