MAGNITUDE OF FAMILIES BELOW THE POVERTY THRESHOLD IN NCR, URBAN-RURAL: 1997 & 2000

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  REGION               TOTAL            |            URBAN            |            RURAL
                  1997           2000   |       1997           2000   |       1997           2000
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PHILIPPINES   4,511,151      5,218,804      1,208,436      1,533,438      3,302,715      3,685,366

NCR             127,873        211,559        127,873        211,559             -              -

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Source of Basic Data: National Statistics Office, 2000 FIES Preliminary Results
Source of Poverty Statistics: TWG on Income Statistics