TABLE 1B.  TOTAL FAMILIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL INCOME AT 1997 PRICES, BY REGION:
           1997 AND 2000

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                     TOTAL FAMILIES (IN 1,000) |              INCOME (IN P1,000)
        REGION           1997          2000    |          1997       |            2000
                                               |    TOTAL        %   |      TOTAL       %
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PHILIPPINES            14,192         15,270    1,748,060,769  100.0   1,792,828,047  100.0

   NCR                  1,992          2,189      539,814,704   30.9     541,853,606   30.2
   CAR                    259            275       29,105,144    1.7      31,660,404    1.8
   ILOCOS                 778            808       79,814,082    4.6      79,957,604    4.5
   CAGAYAN VALLEY         587            567       50,975,066    2.9      49,833,443    2.8
   CENTRAL LUZON        1,436          1,517      191,173,438   10.9     188,172,383   10.5
   SOUTHERN TAGALOG     1,938          2,275      256,557,127   14.7     299,277,258   16.7
   BICOL                  969          1,097       74,731,309    4.3      69,051,707    3.9
   WESTERN VISAYAS      1,250          1,212      108,460,218    6.2     110,579,505    6.2
   CENTRAL VISAYAS      1,046          1,105       89,148,704    5.1      85,989,776    4.8
   EASTERN VISAYAS        751            737       50,921,314    2.9      55,227,211    3.1
   WESTERN MINDANAO       557            604       48,600,969    2.8      43,012,514    2.4
   NORTHERN MINDANAO      528            536       52,542,497    3.0      48,410,660    2.7
   SOUTHERN MINDANAO      890          1,033       84,059,712    4.8      98,481,276    5.5
   CENTRAL MINDANAO       450            514       36,454,544    2.1      39,373,226    2.2
   ARMM                   356            394       26,665,707    1.5      24,063,505    1.3
   CARAGA                 405            409       29,036,234    1.7      27,472,469    1.5

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Source:  Final Results 2000 Family Income and Expenditures Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines