NSCB - Philippine Poverty Statistics - Annual Per Capita Food Thresholds, Subsistence Incidence and Magnitude of Subsistence Poor Population: 2000, 2003 and 2006

Table 4.

Annual Per Capita Food Thresholds, Subsistence Incidence
and Magnitude of Subsistence Poor Population: 2000, 2003 and 2006

Region/Province	Annual Per Capita Food Threshold (in Pesos)			Subsistence Incidence Among the Population (%)						Magnitude of Subsistence Poor Population
	Annual Per Capita Food Threshold (in Pesos)			Estimates (%)			Coefficient of Variation			Estimates			Coefficient of Variation
	2000	2003	2006	2000	2003	2006	2000	2003	2006	2000	2003	2006	2000	2003	2006

PHILIPPINES	7,707	8,149	10,025	15.8	13.5	14.6	2.5	2.2	2.1	12,200,041	10,751,883	12,227,312	2.6	2.3	2.2

NCR*	9,570	9,974	11,807	1.0	0.7	1.2	21.0	32.2	20.8	115,148	71,813	132,547	21.3	32.4	20.5
1st District*	9,570	9,974	11,807	0.9	0.1	1.4	56.6	101.3	44.9	14,782	2,349	25,582	58.0	27.6	46.2
2nd District*	9,570	9,974	11,807	0.5	0.6	0.7	47.8	52.6	43.5	20,710	13,135	27,628	48.2	21.4	40.5
3rd District*	9,570	9,974	11,807	2.4	1.0	1.5	30.5	45.6	38.9	59,737	39,101	37,377	30.9	18.1	39.1
4th District*	9,570	9,974	11,807	0.6	0.6	1.4	44.9	73.5	38.0	19,919	17,227	41,960	46.6	16.9	38.2

Region I	8,552	8,898	10,608	15.2	11.2	11.8	10.7	10.9	8.9	627,524	469,733	527,014	11.8	11.1	9.5
Ilocos Norte*	8,997	9,505	11,106	6.0	10.7	8.9	42.3	28.1	33.5	30,216	52,849	47,424	40.3	21.3	36.3
Ilocos Sur*	8,937	9,098	10,788	14.8	13.1	7.1	18.7	31.5	41.8	81,958	71,131	40,143	19.2	17.6	40.8
La Union	8,797	9,045	10,839	14.9	10.6	12.9	26.8	18.9	18.6	98,471	69,387	91,194	25.4	13.7	19.2
Pangasinan	8,386	8,693	10,459	17.4	11.1	13.0	13.7	15.0	10.7	416,878	276,367	348,253	16.0	8.0	11.6

Region II	7,560	8,010	9,346	11.8	7.6	8.9	14.6	11.1	12.9	318,266	204,177	250,235	14.9	11.6	13.3
Batanes	9,973	8,328	10,680	0.0	0.0	0.0	b	b	b	0	0	-	b	b	-
Cagayan*	7,210	7,497	9,018	7.6	5.6	8.3	30.9	22.5	27.7	71,242	51,415	81,616	31.5	10.9	27.7
Isabela	7,674	8,212	9,564	16.1	11.0	11.5	19.5	13.2	14.5	197,362	136,630	148,496	20.2	7.9	15.5
Nueva Vizcaya*	8,021	7,991	8,939	5.7	1.9	3.5	42.2	62.5	39.4	21,000	7,135	12,696	42.4	29.3	37.4
Quirino*	7,305	7,881	9,266	18.4	5.8	4.6	28.6	50.3	75.0	28,662	8,997	7,427	29.4	23.8	78.4

Region III	8,764	9,347	10,897	5.5	4.1	4.6	14.8	12.4	14.5	436,961	361,040	422,138	15.2	12.7	14.8
Aurora*	8,281	8,795	10,303	16.5	21.9	20.8	17.6	40.3	90.4	29,373	37,308	37,664	17.5	52.2	97.0
Bataan*	8,366	8,565	9,741	1.4	4.2	1.4	48.6	31.9	69.5	8,075	24,340	8,283.0	48.7	24.7	71.1
Bulacan*	8,760	9,661	11,124	0.8	2.0	1.8	33.1	28.9	40.1	16,341	49,985	49,359.1	30.5	15.1	41.5
Nueva Ecija	9,389	9,636	11,248	4.1	7.6	10.7	25.9	22.8	15.6	66,898	135,299	187,417.2	25.4	13.4	17.1
Pampanga*	9,336	9,719	10,835	4.5	1.7	0.6	30.9	38.4	58.8	82,871	32,574	13,997.6	31.3	13.9	59.1
Tarlac*	8,455	8,824	10,307	15.7	4.1	6.3	29.2	35.0	29.4	168,350	46,010	75,246.3	33.9	12.0	27.5
Zambales*	8,461	9,259	10,898	9.5	5.5	7.2	26.1	25.2	48.1	65,052	35,525	50,170.2	27.1	16.9	48.7

Region IV-A	8,783	9,224	10,781	6.5	4.7	5.7	14.3	12.3	8.8	582,248	482,177	601,999	14.4	12.3	8.9
Batangas	9,399	9,787	11,299	6.5	8.0	8.4	20.2	16.2	13.5	111,539	159,346	169,757	21.0	6.7	12.9
Cavite*	9,316	10,300	11,530	1.9	1.3	1.1	31.5	31.3	43.4	35,818	30,554	27,958	31.6	15.3	43.7
Laguna*	8,793	8,970	10,768	1.8	2.4	2.9	27.3	26.6	24.4	33,698	52,913	65,342	27.8	15.1	26.2
Quezon	8,543	8,764	10,447	21.8	12.9	18.3	20.7	23.7	13.6	371,039	213,040	317,426	21.1	11.3	13.7
Rizal*	8,815	8,802	10,707	1.8	1.3	1.1	37.3	41.0	38.4	30,154	26,323	21,516	38.2	20.3	38.3

Region IV-B	8,078	8,328	9,781	24.1	23.0	26.2	11.6	7.2	7.9	548,806	556,010	695,421	12.7	7.8	9.5
Marinduque*	8,152	8,209	9,532	21.6	14.2	18.6	16.4	19.0	34.5	46,476	30,344	43,351	18.8	14.1	33.0
Occidental Mindoro	7,820	8,235	9,599	16.6	25.6	33.5	21.9	22.8	16.4	63,396	103,390	155,438	21.9	17.2	25.0
Oriental Mindoro	8,356	9,043	10,673	28.3	20.5	29.6	26.4	9.1	9.9	197,338	148,688	226,851	29.7	11.8	12.2
Palawan	7,816	7,843	9,067	17.4	25.5	21.5	21.8	12.7	19.1	125,270	205,901	194,410	22.7	8.1	21.0
Romblon	7,999	8,426	9,453	43.8	25.0	25.8	12.2	16.5	14.7	116,326	67,687	75,370	15.7	11.7	18.0

Region V	8,047	8,379	10,174	29.3	26.6	25.5	6.7	6.0	5.7	1,416,821	1,278,526	1,318,175	7.2	6.7	6.2
Albay	8,265	8,646	10,497	19.3	22.1	20.7	20.9	12.4	11.6	221,046	240,983	247,565	22.0	9.7	11.9
Camarines Norte*	7,929	8,514	10,165	34.6	35.4	23.3	14.4	21.4	26.7	181,572	172,098	121,425	14.5	14.7	30.8
Camarines Sur	7,836	8,008	9,615	26.1	23.9	22.2	15.9	11.3	10.7	423,627	380,588	376,571	17.3	7.2	11.0
Catanduanes*	7,951	7,828	9,527	32.9	17.4	22.2	22.2	34.3	25.0	74,666	36,337	49,970	21.8	27.2	43.3
Masbate	8,172	8,500	10,276	48.6	43.1	38.6	8.9	9.6	11.5	334,659	320,241	316,299	10.5	8.3	11.6
Sorsogon	8,200	8,649	10,812	29.1	18.6	28.9	11.2	19.5	13.5	181,250	128,279	206,346	11.5	14.3	14.3

Region VI	7,983	8,384	9,962	23.1	17.8	16.9	6.8	8.1	6.7	1,436,703	1,075,621	1,094,201	7.3	8.3	6.8
Aklan	7,987	8,161	9,914	21.0	19.3	24.2	20.8	23.8	11.3	93,183	80,035	112,533	24.4	10.2	8.7
Antique	7,916	8,193	10,216	22.2	25.6	30.2	13.7	19.3	17.8	100,582	121,946	149,346	13.5	15.2	19.7
Capiz	7,297	7,737	9,638	21.8	9.4	8.8	18.7	20.5	18.7	151,521	62,725	59,861	19.5	10.7	16.6
Guimaras	7,714	7,982	10,229	10.7	29.5	13.2	21.2	22.2	12.0	14,240	39,908	19,665	23.0	22.0	17.4
Iloilo	8,227	8,463	9,861	18.7	17.3	11.8	12.5	17.1	15.8	351,741	318,077	235,780	13.1	9.5	16.6
Negros Occidental	8,021	8,544	9,973	27.7	17.9	19.4	10.8	12.8	10.5	725,437	452,930	517,016	11.7	6.7	10.5

Region VII	6,759	7,016	9,502	20.7	14.5	18.2	7.8	8.2	7.7	1,153,790	847,167	1,138,576	8.6	8.4	8.3
Bohol	6,851	7,424	9,803	39.7	19.0	28.7	10.8	16.7	16.8	414,239	204,694	325,839	13.0	11.6	19.5
Cebu	6,732	7,147	9,696	14.3	9.2	12.3	11.9	13.2	9.4	473,212	325,342	469,978	13.4	8.0	10.0
Negros Oriental	6,670	6,612	8,959	22.1	26.4	27.7	20.1	12.8	14.0	255,449	306,568	336,983	20.9	10.9	15.6
Siquijor	6,497	6,832	8,414	14.3	14.1	6.8	27.9	30.2	5.1	10,889	10,563	5,776	26.6	6.3	11.1

Region VIII	7,080	7,689	9,671	24.8	20.8	25.7	9.5	7.7	8.4	906,085	783,762	1,029,295	10.6	8.9	9.7
Biliran	7,271	7,992	8,837	24.0	28.6	14.7	20.9	10.2	16.4	32,154	39,680	23,329	25.6	41.0	43.1
Eastern Samar*	7,162	7,936	9,414	32.0	22.9	29.2	15.4	17.9	28.1	117,011	88,695	126,587	16.3	15.2	29.9
Leyte	6,933	7,486	9,501	21.3	21.1	22.9	21.2	12.1	12.5	355,708	344,336	410,696	23.9	7.7	14.5
Northern Samar*	6,717	7,331	10,115	30.9	19.1	42.4	16.4	31.5	20.2	150,155	100,901	235,257	17.1	21.2	26.7
Southern Leyte*	7,026	7,673	9,638	14.4	16.7	13.3	21.7	26.5	20.4	47,968	59,851	48,365	22.2	15.0	20.6
Western Samar	7,542	8,177	9,775	30.4	21.0	26.0	13.8	13.2	13.9	203,088	150,299	185,062	13.5	11.5	15.6

Region IXc	6,574	7,244	9,406	25.8	32.7	29.2	10.3	6.7	7.6	723,122	947,462	905,294	11.5	7.4	8.5
Zamboanga del Norte	6,914	7,473	9,787	37.7	54.2	51.0	14.3	9.0	10.5	306,376	453,738	464,334	15.4	6.7	13.2
Zamboanga del Surd	6,325	7,046	8,978	20.9	21.2	20.1	14.7	12.4	11.0	416,746	313,336	313,546	16.5	6.8	11.4
Zamboanga Sibugay*	e	7,003	9,095	e	33.4	19.7	e	15.6	23.7	e	170,820	108,969	e	18.2	25.4
Isabela City*	f	7,205	8,913	f	12.5	24.7	f	91.5	64.0	f	9,568	18,445	f	54.6	69.8

Region X	7,296	7,995	9,757	23.8	25.2	25.0	6.5	7.6	7.2	859,049	897,663	963,760	7.1	7.5	7.5
Bukidnon	6,706	7,693	9,219	21.2	28.1	21.2	16.1	15.5	14.4	232,055	301,056	249,117	17.6	8.8	14.1
Camiguin	7,950	8,617	10,418	23.5	19.9	23.3	18.1	37.0	18.8	17,067	14,760	19,525	18.3	44.5	29.1
Lanao del Norte	7,692	8,381	10,196	34.7	33.2	30.9	9.2	12.3	16.2	272,911	248,582	246,440	10.8	8.0	17.2
Misamis Occidental	7,304	7,906	9,717	30.5	28.1	33.3	11.9	20.5	13.7	150,036	136,234	174,336	13.1	13.6	17.1
Misamis Oriental	7,385	7,987	9,830	16.1	16.7	21.5	14.8	14.8	12.1	186,981	197,030	274,342	14.9	8.6	12.8

Region XI	7,087	7,856	10,283	16.7	18.0	18.9	12.3	7.7	7.0	618,519	698,790	748,399	12.8	7.5	7.1
Davao del Norteg	7,207	8,063	10,792	25.2	19.0	22.3	16.8	11.6	15.0	348,821	148,356	175,828	19.4	9.4	15.2
Davao del Sur	6,880	7,601	9,784	9.3	12.6	14.5	24.0	12.2	10.3	175,471	257,708	300,236	23.0	8.5	10.7
Davao Oriental	7,027	7,799	10,061	21.8	29.2	25.6	11.8	15.7	18.4	94,226	128,715	119,021	11.7	16.6	20.2
Compostela Valley	h	8,116	10,848	h	26.9	24.0	h	21.1	16.6	h	164,011	153,314	h	14.1	14.8

Region XII	7,235	7,807	9,702	22.6	18.4	18.9	9.7	7.5	7.0	769,780	633,489	687,096	10.2	7.5	7.1
North Cotabato	7,188	7,528	8,994	28.4	13.0	14.9	14.8	17.6	17.7	290,222	128,332	151,080	16.2	10.8	20.1
Saranggani	7,204	7,860	9,694	36.0	32.8	27.1	29.5	12.5	12.6	151,421	155,562	141,375	31.2	6.8	13.3
South Cotabato	7,114	7,932	10,190	15.0	14.8	16.1	16.6	11.9	10.1	180,061	177,504	203,494	17.3	7.6	8.6
Sultan Kudarat	7,454	7,706	9,616	21.8	23.2	24.3	18.4	18.9	17.3	133,251	139,088	158,748	19.5	15.5	15.1
Cotabato City*	7,965	8,402	10,385	9.3	19.0	17.7		19.8	32.2	14,825	33,002	32,399	33.5	15.6	42.4

CAR	8,744	9,141	10,837	17.9	14.1	16.9	10.5	11.5	10.6	255,524	194,386	248,476	10.7	12.2	10.1
Abra	8,845	9,410	11,505	32.0	22.4	33.3	19.8	25.1	16.4	62,949	44,566	70,554	23.8	16.7	17.6
Apayao*	7,919	8,347	11,099	14.7	6.9	37.7	29.8	48.1	32.3	12,352	6,777	40,562	29.9	27.0	31.8
Benguet*	8,846	8,980	10,325	4.6	3.0	1.9	42.4	26.8	42.2	29,964	17,739	12,214	42.2	17.7	39.0
Ifugao*	8,490	8,623	9,919	39.3	14.0	10.1	15.5	37.5	34.9	69,704	23,691	17,517	14.3	21.9	36.4
Kalinga	8,194	8,620	10,234	21.5	26.3	33.6	28.7	24.2	18.0	39,481	47,393	61,497	28.5	8.1	17.8
Mt. Province*	9,726	9,755	10,874	30.8	39.0	31.2	26.5	15.8	23.6	41,073	54,219	46,132	27.5	16.6	24.1

ARMMi	8,313	8,730	10,318	28.5	23.6	27.5	7.5	10.8	9.4	786,595	614,285	790,381	8.9	11.1	10.5
Basilan*i	6,956	7,336	9,256	13.6	7.1	6.6	26.0	31.5	69.7	43,034	17,119	17,724	26.3	20.2	66.8
Lanao del Sur	8,635	9,119	10,571	22.5	22.6	28.3	14.5	24.3	17.2	158,055	152,807	213,555	16.5	15.0	22.4
Maguindanao	8,242	8,496	10,190	40.0	38.4	34.1	11.2	13.0	14.3	329,647	297,428	293,528	15.0	10.2	16.8
Sulu	8,615	9,322	11,085	32.1	18.6	17.5	15.4	29.1	14.4	201,252	109,645	103,992	18.7	11.6	16.2
Tawi-tawi*	7,769	7,900	9,839	19.2	11.7	40.6	26.3	30.7	25.7	54,607	37,285	161,583	24.9	15.9	25.3

Caraga	7,667	8,361	10,342	30.7	30.9	30.3	7.7	7.3	6.0	645,100	635,781	674,306	9.0	8.0	6.9
Agusan del Norte	7,542	7,969	9,429	26.4	23.1	19.2	11.8	13.5	16.9	147,719	126,844	113,658	12.2	7.2	16.2
Agusan del Sur	7,655	8,288	10,080	40.7	34.9	33.9	13.7	17.1	11.1	243,302	195,407	201,135	15.9	13.2	14.8
Surigao Del Norte	7,998	8,988	10,830	27.1	33.9	34.5	17.9	10.2	9.6	122,865	157,702	177,695	24.9	6.2	10.0
Surigao Del Sur	7,519	8,136	10,724	26.7	32.1	34.7	17.4	12.5	11.4	131,215	155,828	181,817	18.9	7.2	13.9

a - The provincial rural food threshold was used as the estimate of the overall provincial food threshold for the 5 provinces with no sample from the urban areas, namely, Batanes, Marinduque, Siquijor, Southern Leyte and Abra.
b - No CVs were computed since no sample household were classified as food poor.
c - 2000 estimates do not include Isabela City.
d - 2000 estimates still include Zamboanga Sibugay
e - No separate estimate yet; still included in Zamboanga del Sur.
f - No separate estimate yet; still included in Basilan
g - 2000 estimates include Compostela Valley
h - No separate estimate yet; still included in Davao del Norte
i - 2000 estimates include Isabela City

Notes:

1. Zamboanga Sibugay (Region IX) and Compostela Valley (Region XI) are new provinces created under EO 36 and EO 103.
2. Isabela City (Region IX) and Cotabato City (Region XII) have been separated from their respective mother provinces - Basilan and Maguindanao (both ARMM) under the present regional configuration.

* Coefficient of Variation (CV) of 2006 subsistence incidence is greater than 20%


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