ANNUAL PER CAPITA POVERTY THRESHOLDS, POVERTY INCIDENCE AND
MAGNITUDE OF POOR FAMILIES BY PROVINCE, 2000 AND 2003

Region/ Province

Annual per Capita Poverty Thresholds
(in Pesos) ^a/

Incidence of Poor Families
(in percent) ^b/

Magnitude of Poor Families ^c/

2000^r

2003^f

2000^r

2003^f

2000^r

2003^f

CALABARZON

13,670

14,720

15.2

14.5

272,484

316,911

Cavite

14,742

16,150

10.2

8.6

38,084

44,707

Laguna

12,937

13,921

8.1

8.4

31,303

39,339

Batangas

15,192

15,957

20.7

24.5

71,045

99,383

Rizal*

13,676

13,903

5.6

3.4

19,422

14,542

Quezon

12,501

13,349

32.9

32.8

112,630

118,941

MIMAROPA

12,013

12,402

36.4

39.9

162,668

199,485

Occ. Mindoro

11,745

12,522

38.1

40.9

28,248

34,557

Or. Mindoro

13,510

13,813

39.8

37.0

52,623

53,094

Marinduque

11,553

11,781

42.7

38.3

18,311

17,669

Romblon

10,758

11,769

52.2

37.5

27,737

21,116

Palawan

11,163

11,591

24.7

43.1

35,749

73,049

Data as of June 2006.
* Coefficient of Variation (CV) of poverty incidence is greater than 20%.

Source:  NSCB