THE POOR AND POVERTY INCIDENCE
                     (Levels are in thousands)

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                           1985\w    1988\x    1991\y    1994\z
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     Philippines

     #Poor Families          4,355     4,230     4,781     4,531
     Incidence (%)            44.2      40.2      39.9      35.5

     Rural Areas

       #Poor Families        3,105     3,032     2,933     3,009
       Incidence (%)          50.7      46.3      48.6      47.0

     Urban Areas

       #Poor Families        1,250     1,198     1,848     1,522
       Incidence (%)          33.6      30.1      31.1      24.0

     National Capital Region

       #Poor Families          302       310       218       142
       Incidence (%)          23.0      21.6      13.2       8.0

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Source : NSCB TWG on Income Statistics
         w - without CAR, without ARMM
         x - with CAR,without ARMM
         y - with CAR,with ARMM revised
         z - with CAR,with  ARMM

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