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Philippine Poverty Statistics

Table 7.

Standard Error and Confidence Interval of Poverty Incidence
and Magnitude of Poor Population: 2000, 2003 and 2006

Region Poverty Incidence Among the Population Magnitude of Poor Population
Standard Error 90% Confidence Interval Standard Error 90% Confidence Interval
2000 2003 2006 2000 2003 2006
2000 2003 2006 Lower Limit Upper Limit Lower Limit Upper Limit Lower Limit Upper Limit 2000 2003 2006 Lower Limit Upper Limit Lower Limit Upper Limit Lower Limit Upper Limit
PHILIPPINES 0.5 0.4 0.4 32.2 33.8 29.4 30.7 32.3 33.5 412,384 331,634 377,391 24,800,000 26,100,000 23,300,000 24,400,000 27,000,000 28,200,000
NCR 0.6 0.6 0.7 6.7 8.8 5.9 8.0 9.2 11.6 76,458 75,811 100,785 735,133 986,736 617,778.2 867,320.8 990,440 1,322,185
1st District 1.5 1.4 2.2 4.8 9.8 3.2 7.8 7.4 14.5 25,721 24,930 44,957 78,343 162,983 49,416 131,477 124,401 272,381
2nd District 1.0 1.4 1.3 4.3 7.6 6.2 10.9 7.4 11.5 40,584 43,230 69,450 162,526 296,077 131,048 273,346 250,868 479,470
3rd District 1.6 1.2 1.5 9.4 14.7 5.0 8.9 10.3 15.3 44,583 47,326 41,017 231,228 377,938 183,439 339,218 258,459 393,469
4th District 1.1 1.0 1.3 4.9 8.4 4.9 8.1 7.1 11.3 39,365 31,894 40,384 141,617 271,157 136,086 241,070 200,325 333,253
Region I 1.9 1.7 1.6 32.1 38.4 27.4 33.1 30.1 35.3 100,135 78,515 85,794 1,287,463 1,616,981 1,133,578 1,392,020 1,323,046 1,605,445
Ilocos Norte* 4.3 4.7 5.7 15.7 29.9 16.9 32.3 11.9 30.5 27,680 25,755 34,473 69,572 160,660 78,557 163,334 56,100 169,570
Ilocos Sur 3.3 4.9 2.2 29.7 40.6 20.5 36.4 29.0 36.2 24,361 27,230 15,249 154,799 234,963 110,106 199,737 159,299 209,495
La Union 5.2 3.7 4.9 30.0 46.9 24.1 36.4 24.5 40.6 36,857 27,072 36,901 192,738 314,025 153,752 242,862 169,007 290,471
Pangasinan 2.7 2.4 2.0 32.5 41.5 27.8 35.6 31.7 38.3 85,493 63,458 67,661 748,177 1,029,511 684,185 893,065 825,918 1,048,630
Region II 2.4 1.4 1.7 26.5 34.3 22.2 26.7 22.8 28.3 71,295 40,199 49,879 703,987 938,601 593,506 725,827 638,945 803,127
Batanesa 5.7 0.0 8.6 27.5 9.0 9.0 901 1,459 1,053 4,017 (942) 3,861
Cagayan 3.9 2.2 2.9 20.5 33.4 17.7 25.0 18.3 27.9 43,652 21,295 31,029 181,106 324,754 160,966 231,062 176,387 278,521
Isabela 3.8 2.1 2.4 28.4 40.9 26.7 33.5 26.7 34.8 48,886 29,573 33,561 344,145 505,015 323,758 421,101 341,374 451,842
Nueva Vizcaya* 6.4 3.3 4.3 11.7 32.8 6.6 17.5 9.6 23.8 26,169 13,020 16,096 38,637 124,754 23,074 65,930 34,663 87,643
Quirino* 6.2 8.4 6.5 28.0 48.3 15.4 42.9 11.7 33.1 10,100 10,784 11,823 42,936 76,173 27,514 63,010 16,363 55,279
Region III 1.2 1.1 1.0 19.2 23.2 15.7 19.3 19.1 22.3 110,214 102,494 103,938 1,493,091 1,855,777 1,367,098 1,704,470 1,743,528 2,085,651
Aurora* 3.2 18.4 15.6 28.4 38.9 8.8 69.3 11.1 62.4 5,754 34,680 33,554 50,517 69,452 9,340 123,494 11,478 121,924
Bataan* 1.9 3.1 3.3 8.9 15.2 8.8 19.0 5.1 16.0 11,908 19,700 20,430 49,065 88,253 47,419 112,264 28,398 95,645
Bulacan 1.2 1.8 1.4 5.5 9.5 9.4 15.2 11.0 15.8 25,880 46,478 45,967 105,230 190,395 231,267 384,257 282,360 433,665
Nueva Ecija 2.9 3.2 2.8 27.9 37.4 21.9 32.3 33.1 42.2 54,060 65,019 58,697 444,013 621,910 377,096 591,116 566,139 759,345
Pampanga 2.1 1.9 1.1 14.7 21.6 11.6 17.9 9.0 12.6 47,726 40,215 28,890 253,212 410,265 222,920 355,293 187,273 282,367
Tarlac 5.4 2.3 3.0 24.0 41.7 14.6 22.2 22.6 32.6 74,889 24,904 35,917 216,096 462,536 167,117 249,091 269,316 387,541
Zambales 2.9 2.4 4.2 23.4 33.0 11.6 19.4 22.0 35.7 22,224 17,001 39,711 157,395 230,529 72,467 128,428 136,507 267,221
Region IV-A 1.3 1.0 0.9 17.0 21.2 16.8 20.0 19.4 22.4 120,052 105,014 97,395 1,499,503 1,894,563 1,726,994 2,072,660 2,050,463 2,371,049
Batangas 2.5 1.8 2.3 21.7 29.9 27.5 33.3 26.9 34.5 57,054 40,458 45,948 346,729 534,477 535,971 669,143 542,675 693,919
Cavite 2.1 1.8 1.5 9.5 16.4 9.5 15.4 8.8 13.7 39,081 46,034 39,724 180,409 309,015 224,874 376,399 221,914 352,669
Laguna 1.6 1.6 1.5 8.2 13.5 7.9 13.3 10.7 15.7 35,454 35,666 36,660 148,849 265,520 177,760 295,159 237,312 357,983
Quezon 5.0 4.0 3.8 31.1 47.5 33.2 46.5 41.5 53.9 86,841 74,759 59,523 525,352 811,123 537,185 783,264 731,838 927,766
Rizal 1.7 0.9 1.4 5.4 10.8 3.3 6.4 6.5 11.2 28,838 20,272 30,159 88,847 183,746 66,585 133,314 128,082 227,353
Region IV-B 3.0 2.1 2.2 40.3 50.2 44.7 51.5 49.0 56.4 77,663 64,911 91,506 904,338 1,159,907 1,057,036 1,270,698 1,249,816 1,551,017
Marinduque 3.9 4.9 6.1 46.4 59.1 39.3 55.5 40.6 60.7 12,110 14,324 15,059 93,628 133,478 77,696 124,846 93,580 143,149
Occidental Mindoro 5.0 5.9 7.1 38.1 54.4 40.9 60.1 45.3 68.6 20,255 34,991 62,360 143,463 210,116 146,152 261,329 161,332 366,597
Oriental Mindoro 8.0 3.4 3.6 35.7 62.1 38.6 49.9 49.2 60.9 62,652 37,836 39,302 237,603 443,776 259,171 383,712 357,420 486,785
Palawan 4.1 4.0 4.1 25.1 38.7 45.5 58.5 42.6 56.0 33,085 34,063 48,889 175,738 284,611 363,328 475,450 364,635 525,558
Romblon 5.6 5.1 3.3 55.2 73.6 35.3 51.9 46.3 57.1 21,324 13,859 17,971 135,831 206,003 95,217 140,834 121,312 180,466
Region V 2.1 1.6 1.7 49.2 56.0 45.9 51.1 48.4 53.9 121,483 101,855 114,569 2,340,775 2,740,545 2,165,085 2,500,354 2,455,241 2,832,358
Albay 5.1 3.1 3.8 40.0 56.8 37.5 47.8 39.9 52.4 65,142 44,862 56,084 446,446 660,812 390,675 538,344 460,577 645,185
Camarines Norte 6.1 6.9 8.8 47.3 67.4 44.1 66.9 34.9 63.8 33,016 39,696 57,786 246,825 355,470 204,272 334,937 161,604 351,812
Camarines Sur 4.2 2.9 2.5 40.3 54.1 42.3 52.0 45.9 54.0 88,020 54,377 55,134 620,549 910,198 661,179 840,169 755,291 936,769
Catanduanes 5.7 4.1 9.3 42.6 61.3 30.0 43.5 31.4 62.1 11,673 20,847 38,684 98,534 136,947 42,299 110,919 41,408 168,742
Masbate 3.3 3.2 3.4 64.8 75.6 58.1 68.6 54.0 65.1 30,862 39,245 38,372 432,040 533,597 406,081 535,260 424,520 550,824
Sorsogon 3.4 4.0 2.7 45.8 56.9 36.9 50.2 50.9 59.7 24,258 43,063 25,158 280,038 359,866 229,778 371,526 354,029 436,839
Region VI 1.6 1.6 1.5 41.9 47.2 36.7 41.8 36.1 41.1 118,700 106,210 108,812 2,578,047 2,968,658 2,199,969 2,549,574 2,312,452 2,670,619
Aklan 5.7 3.7 3.0 33.6 52.3 35.6 47.9 47.0 57.0 31,594 17,713 15,024 138,487 242,453 144,188 202,491 217,523 266,975
Antique 3.9 6.1 7.4 39.4 52.3 38.8 58.9 39.4 63.8 17,702 35,391 47,088 179,043 237,295 174,355 290,850 177,824 332,819
Capiz 4.3 3.2 2.5 40.1 54.3 24.0 34.4 26.2 34.3 32,299 20,886 12,491 275,491 381,778 160,184 228,933 184,611 225,726
Guimaras 5.4 4.6 4.4 19.4 37.2 41.9 57.0 32.3 46.9 7,867 14,752 17,254 24,895 50,781 42,665 91,222 30,605 87,397
Iloilo 2.8 3.3 2.8 32.3 41.5 33.2 44.0 25.8 35.1 63,310 67,411 61,129 591,112 799,449 597,953 819,845 509,018 710,231
Negros Occidental 2.8 2.3 2.5 45.7 54.7 35.7 43.4 37.9 46.1 87,550 67,203 72,157 1,168,909 1,457,013 887,825 1,109,033 1,001,415 1,238,927
Region VII 2.0 1.5 1.5 32.9 39.4 25.8 30.8 33.0 37.8 133,872 92,139 108,743 1,796,641 2,237,178 1,500,672 1,803,960 2,034,197 2,392,136
Bohol 5.2 4.2 4.6 48.1 65.3 28.0 41.7 39.4 54.4 65,588 43,494 68,626 483,010 698,842 303,694 446,859 419,766 645,655
Cebu 2.4 1.6 1.5 25.5 33.4 18.5 23.8 25.8 30.7 100,159 60,041 64,779 808,692 1,138,289 647,283 844,916 970,878 1,184,106
Negros Oriental 4.7 4.0 3.6 29.3 44.9 36.8 50.0 42.2 54.0 59,669 54,680 53,800 329,332 525,687 412,832 592,818 496,151 673,239
Siquijor* 5.8 3.4 4.9 23.2 42.3 31.8 43.1 13.4 29.5 5,260 1,758 4,972 16,330 33,638 25,221 31,007 10,087 26,452
Region VIII 2.6 1.8 2.4 40.9 49.4 40.0 46.1 44.7 52.4 124,277 91,794 120,400 1,445,100 1,854,064 1,468,655 1,770,806 1,749,169 2,145,478
Biliran 7.1 5.1 8.2 31.8 55.0 47.1 64.0 28.7 55.7 12,293 31,623 29,302 37,908 78,362 25,148 129,238 18,556 115,007
Eastern Samar 3.1 6.9 8.1 50.5 60.7 29.7 52.4 38.5 65.3 16,511 24,175 37,453 175,938 230,271 119,397 198,972 163,116 286,395
Leyte 5.2 2.7 3.2 32.3 49.3 37.9 46.7 42.1 52.5 112,661 53,320 76,910 495,167 865,906 604,636 780,146 719,947 973,104
Northern Samar 5.4 5.9 8.5 40.7 58.3 31.1 50.5 47.1 75.1 31,184 45,748 68,009 188,918 291,537 140,567 291,151 227,303 451,161
Southern Leyte 4.0 4.5 4.2 28.5 41.7 33.8 48.7 29.1 42.9 33,812 22,155 17,388 92,730 140,745 111,022 183,946 102,555 159,789
Western Samar 4.4 4.0 5.3 45.2 59.7 39.3 52.4 38.9 56.4 14,591 37,616 37,312 295,207 406,475 265,711 389,528 277,449 400,266
Region IX 2.9 2.1 2.4 40.1 49.6 45.9 52.6 41.4 49.2 102,982 73,145 89,289 1,087,766 1,426,653 1,307,338 1,548,105 1,257,147 1,551,050
Zamboanga del Norte 5.4 4.3 5.1 44.4 62.1 61.5 75.6 59.1 75.9 44,220 46,804 63,561 360,333 505,849 510,630 636,382 510,267 719,486
Zamboanga del Sur 3.5 2.4 2.9 35.6 47.2 34.8 42.8 29.1 38.5 93,005 38,204 48,015 671,092 977,147 508,008 635,659 447,982 606,028
Zamboanga Sibugay 5.5 5.2 41.2 59.3 32.0 49.0 38,781 37,003 179,675 333,735 162,529 284,329
Isabela City* 14.9 12.0 8.9 58.1 32.3 71.6 14,007 16,056 2,624 48,731 12,364 65,213
Region X 1.9 2.1 2.1 40.8 46.9 40.6 47.5 39.7 46.5 81,432 73,279 86,599 1,448,239 1,716,210 1,447,360 1,688,567 1,520,757 1,805,808
Bukidnon 4.3 5.1 4.0 33.9 48.1 34.5 51.3 30.6 43.8 57,000 40,370 45,751 355,861 543,433 393,850 526,734 362,996 513,589
Camiguin 5.8 6.9 4.1 47.5 66.5 28.4 51.0 35.4 48.9 4,703 13,092 6,662 33,728 49,203 7,873 50,967 24,301 46,229
Lanao del Norte 3.3 3.9 5.5 48.7 59.6 47.6 60.5 43.2 61.2 37,396 32,222 48,603 364,816 487,878 351,643 457,705 336,541 496,524
Misamis Occidental 3.6 5.3 4.5 47.1 58.9 45.6 62.9 49.0 63.7 24,257 35,787 34,741 220,853 300,675 204,500 322,296 237,629 351,983
Misamis Oriental 3.0 2.5 2.7 29.9 39.6 30.7 38.9 33.1 41.9 37,056 35,352 42,341 343,031 464,973 351,998 468,362 408,702 548,071
Region XI 2.7 1.9 1.7 28.9 37.8 31.6 37.8 33.8 39.3 114,591 76,315 75,276 1,042,732 1,419,821 1,220,669 1,471,869 1,326,652 1,574,431
Davao del Norte 5.3 2.5 4.1 37.8 55.2 32.6 40.9 38.2 51.5 101,047 27,114 38,375 476,641 809,159 242,948 332,196 290,208 416,524
Davao del Sur 2.9 2.3 2.1 17.2 26.7 25.0 32.7 23.9 31.0 50,390 50,568 51,267 329,533 495,352 508,661 675,111 484,432 653,184
Davao Oriental 4.2 6.7 5.5 33.8 47.7 36.9 58.9 39.8 57.8 19,534 34,944 31,057 143,794 208,075 153,392 268,414 176,173 278,401
Compostela Valley 7.1 4.4 30.3 53.6 39.9 54.2 36,203 24,513 196,326 315,493 260,737 341,425
Region XII 2.4 2.0 1.7 43.0 51.0 35.2 41.7 38.0 43.6 102,258 67,606 74,538 1,407,946 1,744,449 1,208,296 1,430,829 1,359,455 1,604,805
North Cotabato 4.1 4.1 3.8 43.3 56.8 25.3 38.9 28.3 40.8 54,207 34,314 44,170 422,162 600,543 260,949 373,898 277,483 422,873
Saranggani 10.8 4.5 4.3 34.6 70.1 43.6 58.4 45.0 59.1 48,567 16,508 31,432 140,167 299,990 214,473 268,810 219,982 323,443
South Cotabato 3.9 2.2 2.2 33.0 45.9 28.2 35.3 33.7 40.8 57,269 28,954 37,680 356,368 544,827 332,551 427,856 407,703 531,731
Sultan Kudarat 4.3 5.8 4.3 49.3 63.5 39.8 59.0 40.2 54.5 41,846 45,939 24,515 275,320 413,024 220,609 371,821 269,539 350,234
Cotabato City* 5.2 5.0 9.3 22.8 39.8 40.0 56.6 28.8 59.5 8,910 13,113 24,417 31,342 68,652 62,498 105,660 40,450 120,823
CAR 1.9 2.0 1.8 34.6 40.9 29.0 35.4 31.6 37.5 30,601 31,154 26,018 487,626 588,325 393,762 496,309 464,002 549,643
Abra 3.2 6.6 4.3 52.4 62.9 39.3 61.1 53.7 67.7 14,575 16,691 12,116 89,345 137,308 72,543 127,483 108,673 148,555
Apayao 4.9 6.6 8.1 26.0 42.3 12.2 34.1 49.8 76.4 4,270 6,170 7,384 21,743 35,796 12,660 32,971 55,755 80,059
Benguet 2.9 2.3 1.6 14.0 23.6 11.2 18.7 8.4 13.8 19,614 15,785 11,866 89,907 154,450 63,152 115,111 51,660 90,719
Ifugao 4.6 7.0 6.2 56.6 71.6 24.0 47.0 30.1 50.5 8,722 13,201 11,776 99,369 128,070 38,500 81,952 50,223 88,987
Kalinga 6.4 5.5 5.1 35.2 56.1 43.0 61.0 43.6 60.3 12,117 7,605 9,901 63,908 103,781 81,177 106,210 78,699 111,290
Mt. Province 6.6 6.0 7.6 46.3 67.9 47.1 66.9 38.0 62.9 9,907 13,139 9,905 59,836 92,439 57,532 100,781 58,211 90,813
ARMM 2.2 2.7 2.8 56.6 63.9 48.3 57.4 57.2 66.3 92,435 84,444 108,510 1,498,025 1,802,205 1,234,640 1,512,599 1,599,675 1,956,848
Basilan* 4.6 2.9 10.8 32.7 47.9 37.2 46.8 25.9 61.5 15,106 20,547 38,892 96,196 145,905 67,687 135,320 54,175 182,191
Lanao del Sur 4.2 6.4 6.6 54.6 68.5 34.1 55.2 47.6 69.5 45,555 45,256 67,949 357,351 507,262 226,732 375,699 330,508 554,169
Maguindanao 4.0 4.2 3.7 58.5 71.8 61.1 75.1 63.3 75.4 55,567 53,836 47,866 440,011 632,946 438,621 615,830 517,685 675,243
Sulu 5.6 5.4 5.1 54.0 72.6 44.6 62.4 43.7 60.6 49,452 36,694 38,223 315,753 478,486 255,244 376,026 247,233 373,048
Tawi-tawi 5.5 7.1 7.6 48.3 66.2 28.5 52.0 65.6 90.7 18,918 20,391 43,504 132,032 194,288 94,481 161,601 239,537 382,736