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Philippine Poverty Statistics
Table 22.
Ten Provinces with Largest Magnitude of Poor in 2000, 2003 and 2006
| Region/Province | Region | Magnitude of Poor Families | |||||||
| Estimates | Coefficient of Variation | ||||||||
| 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | 00-03 Inc/Dec (%) | 03-06 Inc/Dec (%) | 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | ||
| Negros Occidental | VI | 212,710 | 164,313 | 190,455 | (22.8) | 15.9 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Cebu | VII | 170,929 | 125,346 | 184,207 | (26.7) | 47.0 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 5.4 |
| Pangasinan | I | 140,601 | 130,687 | 151,660 | (7.1) | 16.0 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| Leyte | VIII | 118,200 | 117,288 | 147,900 | (0.8) | 26.1 | 14.3 | 6.9 | 8.7 |
| Quezon | IV-A | 112,630 | 118,941 | 146,188 | 5.6 | 22.9 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 6.6 |
| Camarines Sur | V | 120,762 | 121,936 | 134,599 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
| Nueva Ecija | III | 90,754 | 81,038 | 121,010 | (10.7) | 49.3 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 8.5 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | IX | 78,059 | 110,831 | 115,560 | 42.0 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 9.1 |
| Negros Oriental | VII | 66,788 | 89,654 | 110,724 | 34.2 | 23.5 | 14.5 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
| Batangas | IV-A | 71,045 | 99,383 | 108,782 | 39.9 | 9.5 | 14.1 | 6.1 | 7.8 |
| Davao del Sur | XI | 68,084 | 103,963 | 101,644 | 52.7 | (2.2) | 12.3 | 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Iloilo | VI | 108,241 | 121,067 | 100,759 | 11.8 | (16.8) | 9.4 | 9.4 | 10.0 |
| Bohol | VIII | 105,470 | 65,953 | 92,354 | (37.5) | 40.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 10.9 |
| Zamboanga del Sura | VI | 131,783 | 103,323 | 91,614 | (22.8) | (11.3) | 11.6 | 7.4 | 9.2 |
| Davao del Nortef | XI | 105,169 | 49,251 | 62,669 | (53.2) | 27.2 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 11.9 |
a - 2000 estimates still include Zamboanga Sibugay
* Coefficient of Variation (CV) of 2006 poverty incidence among families is greater than 20%
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