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ANNUAL PER CAPITA POVERTY THRESHOLDS, POVERTY INCIDENCE AND
MAGNITUDE OF POOR FAMILIES BY PROVINCE
REGION V: 2003 and 2006

Province

 Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold a/  (Pesos) Poverty Incidence Among Families b/  (Percent) Magnitude of Poor Families c/
 
2003 2006 2003 2006 2003 2006
 Region V 12,379 15,015 40.6 41.8 383,625 422,278
 Albay 12,915 16,128 34.4 37.8   76,200  88,676
 Camarines Norte 12,727 14,854 46.1 38.4   44,874  39,421
 Camarines Sur 11,873 14,634 40.1 41.2 121,936 134,599
 Catanduanes 11,815 13,654 31.8 37.3   13,604  16,999
 Masbate 12,504 14,248 55.9 51.0   81,804  80,512
 Sorsogon 12,452 15,687 33.7 43.5   45,207  62,071
a/ The annual per capita income required of the amount to be spent to satisfy nutritional requirements (2,000
     calories) and other basis needs.
b/ The proportion of poor families to the total number of families.
c/ The number of poor families.

 
ANNUAL PER CAPITA POVERTY THRESHOLDS, POVERTY INCIDENCE AND
MAGNITUDE OF POOR POPULATION BY PROVINCE
REGION V: 2003 and 2006

Province

 Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold a/  (Pesos) Poverty Incidence Among Population b/  (Percent) Magnitude of Poor Population c/
 
2003 2006 2003 2006 2003 2006
 Region V 12,379 15,015 48.5 51.1 2,332,719 2,643,799
 Albay 12,915 16,128 42.7 46.2    464,510    552,881
 Camarines Norte 12,727 14,854 55.5 49.3    269,604    256,708
 Camarines Sur 11,873 14,634 47.1 49.9    750,674    846,030
 Catanduanes 11,815 13,654 36.8 46.8     76,609    105,075
 Masbate 12,504 14,248 63.4 59.5    470,670    487,672
 Sorsogon 12,452 15,687 43.5 55.3    300,652    395,434
a/ The annual per capita income required of the amount to be spent to satisfy nutritional requirements (2,000
     calories) and other basis needs.
b/ The proportion of poor individual to the total number of population.
c/ The number of poor population.

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board

Date Posted: March 6, 2008
 
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