TABLE 2.  TOTAL AND AVERAGE FAMILY EXPENDITURES FOR MEDICAL CARE, BY REGION: 2000
          (Figures are in thousands except averages)

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    Region                |         |       Drugs and      |     Hospital room     |       Medical       |   Dental charges  |  Contraceptives  | Other medical goods |  Other medical
                 Total    | Average |       Medicines      |       charges         |       charges       |                   |                  |    and supplies     | health services
                          |         |   Total     Average  |    Total    Average   |   Total    Average  |  Total   Average  | Total   Average  |  Total    Average   | Total   Average
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Philippines    34,630,519    2,660    16,085,226    1,292     8,344,267   5,874      7,521,702   2,028     759,873     676     86,534    223     1,203,927    180      628,991     247

NCR             8,487,872    4,430     3,546,786    1,957     2,360,028   9,922      1,795,667   2,971     327,058   1,091     18,580    243       333,214    238       90,117     521
CAR               643,993    2,799       298,136    1,405       168,204   5,593        116,251   1,865      11,554     462      1,434    210        22,288    262       16,329   1,317
Region I        1,603,705    2,185       663,492      957       284,570   4,591        548,291   2,828      19,828     317      3,509    342        46,452    127       28,401     374
Region II         885,019    1,798       367,432      786       221,539   3,617        228,952   1,788      24,633     746      4,121    159        26,891    130        4,225     181
Region III      3,570,142    2,701     1,445,846    1,151     1,003,246   6,247        878,076   1,917     113,812     600     12,421    396        81,366    104       24,960     296
Region IV       6,044,134    3,359     2,824,460    1,655     1,537,850   6,607      1,170,882   1,922      86,681     549      9,002    173       235,373    270      168,709     631
Region V        1,961,507    2,077       923,836    1,056       518,645   5,337        365,897   1,421      27,534     525      3,189    148        61,019    132       52,768     149
Region VI       3,239,571    2,881     1,643,877    1,492       843,811   6,890        550,478   1,540      42,291     666      4,006    158        82,011    191       62,159     216
Region VII      1,913,592    2,236       998,281    1,226       321,657   4,666        470,739   1,995      28,070     734      7,109    313        56,870    148       21,784     138
Region VIII       873,558    1,686       527,252    1,080       128,796   3,368        160,111   1,314       4,653     204        725    126        26,649    124       19,156     209
Region IX         652,300    1,245       391,051      783        75,870   1,926        120,299   1,411       8,711     274      3,566    168        26,223    128       21,891     121
Region X          859,553    1,752       456,737      959       208,251   4,093        128,397   1,389       7,056     338      1,760    125        37,043    184       13,220     123
Region XI       2,360,870    2,462     1,199,241    1,273       352,770   3,054        611,426   2,146      33,276     453     11,030    239       102,913    204       42,845     134
Region XII        841,558    1,823       400,276      898       182,993   3,674        190,398   1,838      15,272     687      3,990    268        24,094    140       17,031     121
ARMM              198,400      572       102,392      323        17,917   1,141         43,348     935       4,769     241        346    125        13,363     60       13,439      94
Caraga            630,062    1,722       296,129      855       118,119   3,115        142,492   2,111       4,676     399      1,745    168        28,156    140       31,956     257

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