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PR-200812-RO1-06
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December 24, 2008
NSCB Releases 2006 La Union Poverty Maps
The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) Regional Division (RD) I announces the release of the poverty maps for the Province of La Union for 2006. The maps come in printed and CD-ROM format and is an update of the 2004 poverty maps released in 2006.
The poverty maps of La Union were produced by the NSCB RD 1, in collaboration with the Provincial Government of La Union, in support to the government’s poverty reduction program. The NSCB embarked into the poverty mapping activity to identify the poor areas in the province through the use of social and economic indicators. The maps will serve as basis of policy and decision makers in identifying what and where poverty reduction programs/projects will be implemented.
The data used in the poverty mapping in La Union were provided by the local government units, provincial and regional offices through the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) of La Union which was in-charge of the data collection and validation. The poverty maps were prepared by the NSCB Regional Division 1. The results were presented in a user’s forum on October 28, 2008 through the sponsorship of the Provincial Government of La Union. The forum was attended by representatives of data users and data sources from the provincial offices and municipalities of La Union.
The following indicators were used in generating the poverty maps: number of underweight children 0-5 years old, number of newborn with weight less than 2.5 kg., infant mortality rate, under 5 mortality rate, number of medical and other health workers, number of households with access to safe water supply, number of households with access to sanitary toilet facility, number of crimes against properties, number of crimes against persons, percentage of makeshift houses to total dwelling units, number of registered voters who actually voted, participation rate in public elementary schools and literacy rate.
The poverty index of each municipality was computed using these indicators and the municipal indices were compared with the provincial index. The indices were plotted in maps using the Geographic information System (GIS) software.
IRENEA
B. UBUNGEN
Head, NSCB Regional Division I