Table 2.  SECURITY INDICATORS: Comparative Data on Number and Percentage of Families, by Special Income Strata,
          Philippines: 2002, 1999 and 1998

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                                                              |           2 0 0 2           |           1 9 9 9           |           1 9 9 8
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Indicators                                                    |    All   | Lowest | Highest |    All   | Lowest | Highest |   All    | Lowest | Highest 
                                                              | Families |   40%  |   60%   | Families |   40%  |   60%   | Families |   40%  |   60%     
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TOTAL FAMILIES ('000)                                            15,925     6,370     9,555    14,746     5,898    8,847     14,371    5,748     8,623

1. SHELTER

a. With housing unit made of strong materials
   1) Number of families with roof made
         of strong materials ('000)                              11,497     3,490     8,008    10,396     3,044    7,352      8,939    2,403     6,536
   2) Percentage to total families                                 72.2      54.8      83.8      70.5      51.6     83.1       62.2     41.8      75.8
   3) Number of families with outer wall made
         of strong materials ('000)                               9,888     2,603     7,285    10,042     3,038    7,034      8,033    1,989     6,045
   2) Percentage to total families                                 62.1      40.9      76.2      68.1      51.1     79.5       55.9     34.6      70.1

b. With owned/ownerlike possession of house/lot
   1) Number of families with owned house/lot ('000)             10,593     4,019     6,574    10,542     4,073    6,469      9,821    3,771     6,051
   2) Percentage to total families                                 66.5      63.1      68.8      71.5      69.0     73.1       68.3     65.6      70.2

c. Availed house/lot through the assistance
         of government housing or financing program
   1) Total families with owned house/lot ('000)                 10,593     4,019     6,574    10,542     4,073    6,469      9,821    3,771     6,051
   2) Number of families that owned house/lot availed through
         government housing or financing program ('000)             546        73       473       602       113      488        622      125       497
   3) Percentage to total families with owned house/lot             5.1       1.8       7.2       5.9       2.9      7.8        6.3      3.3       8.2

d. With lands other than residence availed of thru
   Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
   1) Total families with lands other than residence ('000)       3,425     1,681     1,744     3,161     1,524    1,637      2,625    1,262     1,363
   2) Percentage to total families                                 21.5      26.4      18.2      21.4      25.8     18.5       18.3     22.0      15.8
   3) Number of families that acquired lands 
          other than residence through CARP ('000)                  376       159       217       288       118      170        231      103       127
   4) Percentage to total families with lands 
          other than residence                                     11.0       9.5      12.4       9.1       7.8     10.4        8.8      8.2       9.4

2. EMPLOYMENT

a. With family head who is gainfully empoyed
   1) Number of families with head gainfully empoyed ('000)      12,934     5,412     7,522     9,755     3,399    6,356     12,373    5,122     7,251
   2) Percentage to total families                                 81.2      85.0      78.7      66.2      57.6     71.8       86.1     89.1      84.1

b. With family members 18 years old and over 
          who is gainfully employed
   1) Number of families with at least a member 18 yrs old
          and over who is gainfully employed ('000)              14,895     5,911     8,985    14,006     5,581    8,425     13,671    5,448     8,224
   2) Percentage to total families                                 93.5      92.8      94.0      95.0      94.6     95.2       95.1     94.8      95.4

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* additional indicator

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