Magnitude of Families Below Food/Subsistence Threshold in NCR, Urban-Rural: 1997 & 2000
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Region Families
Total | Urban | Rural
1997 2000 | 1997 2000 | 1997 2000
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Philippines 2,294,867 2,574,163 474,217 550,769 1,820,650 2,023,394
NCR 15,235 35,137 15,235 35,137 - -
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Source of Basic Data: National Statistics Office, 2000 FIES Preliminary Results
Source of Poverty Statistics: TWG on Income Statistics