Table 8. Distribution of Families by Income Class, by Region and Main Source of Income: 2006
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| Income Classes
All |-----------------------------------------------
Region Income | Under 40,000 60,000 100,000 250,000
Main Source of Income Classes | 40,000 59,999 99,000 -249,999 and over
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Philippines 17,403 1,392 2,355 4,122 6,271 3,264
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 47.2 25.8 35.3 43.5 55.5 53.8
Enterpreneurial Activities 29.8 41.1 45.1 39.0 22.6 16.2
Other sources of Income 23.0 33.1 19.6 17.5 21.9 30.0
National Capital Region 2,362 6 30 173 1,135 1,018
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 64.6 19.3 29.7 52.1 69.8 62.3
Enterpreneurial Activities 14.1 17.2 24.8 24.0 13.7 12.4
Other sources of Income 21.3 63.5 45.5 23.9 16.5 25.3
Cordillera Administrative Region 303 23 43 62 107 68
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 34.2 12.6 19.7 27.6 42.0 44.3
Enterpreneurial Activities 38.8 50.6 55.4 49.5 33.5 22.9
Other sources of Income 27.0 36.8 24.9 22.9 24.5 32.8
I - Ilocos 947 53 114 294 369 116
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 39.2 23.9 38.3 42.8 39.3 38.1
Enterpreneurial Activities 25.8 20.9 34.0 32.8 22.0 14.7
Other sources of Income 34.9 55.2 27.7 24.4 38.7 47.2
II - Cagayan Valley 620 39 94 197 206 82
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 40.4 44.6 47.0 39.4 32.6 53.2
Enterpreneurial Activities 37.3 22.8 34.7 43.8 39.8 25.7
Other sources of Income 22.2 32.6 18.4 16.8 27.6 21.1
III - Central Luzon 1,909 47 136 374 911 441
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 51.0 40.4 47.8 50.9 54.7 45.5
Enterpreneurial Activities 22.6 18.2 20.1 28.7 22.3 19.5
Other sources of Income 26.4 41.4 32.1 20.4 23.1 35.0
IVA - CALABARZON 2,251 72 151 401 1,058 569
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 55.8 17.9 35.7 54.2 62.3 54.9
Enterpreneurial Activities 21.1 30.6 40.7 29.3 18.0 14.5
Other sources of Income 23.1 51.6 23.6 16.5 19.7 30.6
IVB - MIMAROPA 545 74 119 170 141 41
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 37.5 21.5 31.4 37.6 45.9 54.6
Enterpreneurial Activities 41.4 54.0 50.9 46.0 27.7 19.8
Other sources of Income 21.0 24.5 17.7 16.4 26.4 25.5
V - Bicol 1,010 113 205 329 267 95
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 35.5 20.7 30.9 35.3 41.2 47.2
Enterpreneurial Activities 36.3 35.6 41.0 44.1 30.0 17.5
Other sources of Income 28.3 43.7 28.1 20.6 28.8 35.4
VI - Western Visayas 1,370 128 283 402 393 163
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 45.4 28.7 43.8 47.3 50.7 44.4
Enterpreneurial Activities 25.2 22.5 29.9 29.4 22.7 15.0
Other sources of Income 29.3 48.8 26.3 23.3 26.6 40.6
VII - Central Visayas 1,293 194 185 311 414 190
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 47.4 22.4 34.4 51.7 62.1 46.9
Enterpreneurial Activities 28.0 42.9 46.1 30.6 15.9 17.2
Other sources of Income 24.6 34.7 19.6 17.8 21.9 35.9
VIII - Eastern Visayas 814 132 180 232 182 88
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 36.4 27.1 31.2 35.2 39.7 56.8
Enterpreneurial Activities 40.1 39.3 47.6 48.0 34.6 16.4
Other sources of Income 23.6 33.6 21.2 16.8 25.7 26.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 623 135 127 146 142 73
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 37.1 21.3 31.7 36.9 50.4 50.6
Enterpreneurial Activities 45.4 59.6 57.9 46.7 31.5 21.7
Other sources of Income 17.5 19.1 10.4 16.4 18.0 27.7
X - Northern Mindanao 789 103 155 204 221 107
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 49.5 31.6 45.0 51.8 55.9 55.3
Enterpreneurial Activities 31.9 46.0 41.8 34.4 23.0 17.5
Other sources of Income 18.7 22.5 13.2 13.8 21.0 27.2
XI - Davao 841 88 136 227 291 99
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 49.2 31.6 32.2 51.1 61.1 48.6
Enterpreneurial Activities 35.5 47.5 55.9 36.9 24.4 25.7
Other sources of Income 15.4 20.9 11.9 11.9 14.5 25.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 749 82 152 238 221 55
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 45.2 35.6 40.4 45.3 49.6 54.1
Enterpreneurial Activities 40.2 41.6 49.9 43.3 33.6 24.6
Other sources of Income 14.6 22.8 9.7 11.4 16.8 21.3
XIII - Caraga 444 62 100 129 111 41
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 42.1 27.8 36.4 42.1 48.5 60.7
Enterpreneurial Activities 40.1 45.1 51.9 45.6 28.3 19.1
Other sources of Income 17.7 27.2 11.7 12.3 23.2 20.3
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 534 41 144 232 100 17
Number of families (in thousands)
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage/Salaries 15.5 6.9 8.3 9.9 32.3 76.8
Enterpreneurial Activities 78.0 81.2 89.0 83.9 57.9 15.3
Other sources of Income 6.5 11.8 2.8 6.2 9.8 7.9
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Source: National Statistics Office, 2006 Family Income and Expenditure Survey
Page last updated: September 1, 2008
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