| Table 6. Families by Type of Construction Materials of the Outer Walls of the Building They Occupy in the National Capital Region, | ||||||||
| by Income Stratum and Urban-Rural Residence: 2002 | ||||||||
| Income Stratum | Number of Families ('000) | Construction Materials of Outer Walls | ||||||
| (Percent Distribution) | ||||||||
| Strong Materials* | Light Materials** | Salvaged/ Makeshift Materials | Mized but Predominantly Strong | Mized but Predominantly Light | Mized but Predominantly Salvaged | Not Applicable | ||
| PHILIPPINES | 15,925 | 62.1 | 16.6 | 1.3 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 0.6 | - |
| Lowest 40% | 6,370 | 4.9 | 32 | 2.5 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 0.8 | - |
| Highest 60% | 9,555 | 76.2 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 11.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | - |
| Urban | 7,949 | 72.1 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 0.7 | - |
| Lowest 40% | 1,553 | 44.3 | 23.1 | 3.1 | 15.0 | 12.7 | 1.8 | - |
| Highest 60% | 6,396 | 78.9 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | - |
| Rural | 7,976 | 52.1 | 25.3 | 1.6 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 0.4 | - |
| Lowest 40% | 4,817 | 39.8 | 34.9 | 2.3 | 12 | 10.4 | 0.5 | - |
| Highest 60% | 3,159 | 70.9 | 10.6 | 0.6 | 12.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 | - |
| National Capital Region | 2,318 | 79.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 5 | 1.4 | - |
| Lowest 40% | 123 | 49.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 20.1 | 9.8 | 9.2 | - |
| Highest 60% | 2,194 | 81.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 4.8 | 1.0 | - |
| Note: * - includes galvanized iron, aluminum, title, concrete, brick stone, asbestos; ** - includes cogon, nipa, anahaw, sawali | ||||||||
| "-" denotes zero count or less than 0.05 percent. | ||||||||
| Source: National Statistics Office, 2002 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) | ||||||||