TABLE 6A. INCIDENCE OF POPULATION BELOW THE PER CAPITA FOOD/SUBSISTENCE THRESHOLD
(In Percent)
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REGION TOTAL | URBAN | RURAL
1997 2000 % DIFFERENCE | 1997 2000 % DIFFERENCE | 1997 2000 % DIFFERENCE
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PHILIPPINES 19.8 20.9 1.1 9.0 9.3 0.3 29.7 32.2 2.5
NCR 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CAR 30.6 23.0 -7.6 7.8 3.6 -4.2 39.9 33.5 -6.4
REGION I 22.8 20.5 -2.3 15.1 13.9 -1.2 26.4 23.7 -2.7
REGION II 17.8 15.3 -2.5 16.2 14.3 -1.9 18.2 15.6 -2.6
REGION III 5.9 6.0 0.1 4.8 4.8 0.0 7.3 7.5 0.2
REGION IV 12.9 13.2 0.3 6.5 5.9 -0.6 20.0 23.0 3.0
REGION V 36.5 41.4 4.9 19.3 24.6 5.3 42.9 47.2 4.3
REGION VI 24.5 28.6 4.1 13.7 14.6 0.9 31.0 37.1 6.1
REGION VII 23.7 26.5 2.8 10.5 11.9 1.4 34.0 38.9 4.9
REGION VII 32.3 31.4 -0.9 21.0 17.3 -3.7 36.5 37.1 0.6
REGION IX 24.4 32.7 8.3 11.0 14.9 3.9 30.2 40.8 10.6
REGION X 31.7 32.3 0.6 20.9 18.5 -2.4 39.2 42.1 2.9
REGION XI 26.8 24.8 -2.0 16.5 14.5 -2.0 33.1 32.0 -1.1
REGION XII 35.5 34.3 -1.2 22.1 26.5 4.4 41.0 38.0 -3.0
ARMM 32.7 40.7 8.0 34.8 35.7 0.9 32.2 42.2 10.0
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Source of Basic Data: National Statistics Office, 2000 FIES Final Results
Source of Poverty Statistics: TWG on Income Statistics
Related textual analysis | Family Income and Expenditures statistics index