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Knowledge Center for Women and Children Region I
as of January 13, 2005

Indicator Data Reference Period

Data Source

% of underweight children 32.3 2000 Department of Health
Elementary cohort survival rate 80.6% 2001-2002 Department of Education
Number of Child Workers 156,000 2001 National Statistics Office
Contraceptive prevalence rate 41.0% 2000 National Statistics Office
Fertility Rate of Women Age 15-49 3.4% 1998 National Statistics Office
Labor force participation rate of women 45.3% April 2004 National Statistics Office
Percentage of teenagers who are      
             Mothers 3.3 1998 National Statistics Office
             Pregnant with their first child 1.3 1998 National Statistics Office
Wage Rate of Women Farm Workers (in pesos)             
              Nominal 140.3 2000 Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
              Real 92.9 2000 Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances Served by the DSWD 164 2003 Department of Social Welfare and Development
Children Served Under DSWDs Placement and Protective Services 464 2000 Department of Social Welfare and Development
% of Women in Elective Position 16.3 2001 Department of Interior and Local Government
Number of Children Served by Day Care Centers 79,568 2003 Department of Social Welfare and Development
% of Women in the Judiciary 15.9 2001 Public Attorney's Office


Region I Put Up Knowledge Center for Children and Women
Sectoral Statistics

For more data on women and children, visit:
The Knowledge Center for Children and Women
National Statistical Information Center
National Statistical Coordination Board
2/F L.M. Chan Bldg., 663 Quezon Avenue,
San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. Nos.: (072) 700 3035; (072) 888 2160 (telefax)

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