Incidence of Families Below the Per Capita Food/Subsistence Threshold By Region, Urban-Rural: 1997 & 2000(In Percent)
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Region Total | Urban | Rural
1997 2000 % Difference | 1997 2000 % Difference | 1997 2000 % Difference
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Philippines 16.2 16.9 0.7 7.0 7.4 0.4 24.5 26.0 1.5
NCR 0.8 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.8 - - -
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Source of Basic Data: National Statistics Office, 2000 FIES Preliminary Results
Source of Poverty Statistics: TWG on Income Statistics