Table 5. Annual Per Capita Food/Subsistence Threshold By Region, Urban-Rural: 1997 & 2000
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Region Total | Urban | Rural
1997 2000 | 1997 2000 | 1997 2000
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Philippines 7,710 9,183 8,304 9,947 7,172 8,448
NCR 8,934 10,802 8,934 10,802 - -
CAR 8,558 9,827 8,602 10,047 8,540 9,707
Region I 8,171 9,873 8,584 10,349 7,978 9,645
Region II 6,985 8,381 7,996 9,755 6,712 8,004
Region III 8,126 9,469 8,755 10,484 7,332 8,248
Region IV 8,301 9,945 8,664 10,422 7,902 9,306
Region V 7,466 9,060 7,763 9,923 7,355 8,759
Region VI 7,313 8,739 7,329 8,730 7,303 8,744
Region VII 6,299 7,780 6,607 7,883 6,056 7,694
Region VIII 6,584 7,915 7,270 8,617 6,326 7,632
Region IX 6,527 7,665 7,230 8,514 6,223 7,278
Region X 7,243 8,332 7,639 8,657 6,968 8,102
Region XI 7,401 8,407 7,956 9,116 7,059 7,909
Region XII 7,581 8,418 8,438 9,572 7,234 7,876
ARMM 7,805 9,438 8,700 10,605 7,548 9,113
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Source: National Statistics Office, 2000 FIES Preliminary Results
Source of Poverty Statistics: TWG on Income Statistics
Related textual analysis | Family Income and Expenditures statistics index