Annual Poverty
Threshold
(this refers to the basic amount required to meet the food and non-food
expenditures in Philippine Pesos)
|
Annual Property of Population
|
1985
|
1988
|
1991
|
1994
|
|
National
|
3,774
|
4,777
|
7,302
|
8,885
|
|
Urban
|
4,365
|
5,893
|
8,327
|
9,831
|
|
Rural
|
3,353
|
4,094
|
6,276
|
7,946
|
|
Annual Growth Rate (%)
|
1985
|
1988
|
1991
|
1994
|
|
National
|
10.08
|
9.60
|
15.19
|
6.76
|
|
Urban
|
9.44
|
9.30
|
12.21
|
5.69
|
|
Rural
|
10.06
|
6.88
|
15.70
|
8.18
|
Poverty Incidence in
Families
(the percentage of poor families in relation to the total families)
|
Poverty Incidence in Families
(%)
|
1985
|
1988
|
1991
|
1994
|
|
National
|
44.20
|
40.20
|
39.90
|
35.50
|
|
Urban
|
36.60
|
30.10
|
31.10
|
24.00
|
|
Rural
|
50.70
|
46.30
|
48.60
|
47.00
|
|
Annual Growth Rate (%)
|
1985-94
|
1985-88
|
1988-91
|
1991-94
|
|
National
|
-2.41
|
-3.11
|
-0.25
|
-3.82
|
|
Urban
|
-3.67
|
-3.60
|
1.10
|
-8.28
|
|
Rural
|
-0.84
|
-2.98
|
-1.60
|
-1.11
|
Poverty Incidence in
the Population
(the percentage of poor individuals in relation to the total number of
individuals)
|
Poverty Incidence of
Population (%)
|
1985
|
1988
|
1991
|
1994
|
|
National
|
49.30
|
45.50
|
45.30
|
40.60
|
|
Urban
|
37.90
|
34.30
|
35.60
|
28.00
|
|
Rural
|
56.40
|
52.30
|
55.10
|
53.10
|
|
Annual Growth Rate (%)
|
1985-94
|
1985-88
|
1988-91
|
1991-94
|
|
National
|
-2.13
|
-2.64
|
-0.15
|
-3.59
|
|
Urban
|
-3.31
|
-3.27
|
1.25
|
-7.69
|
|
Rural
|
-0.67
|
-2.48
|
1.75
|
-1.22
|
Annual Food
Threshold
(refers to the least amount needed to satisfy nutritional requirements for
economically necessary and socially desirable physical activities in Philippine Pesos)
|
Annual Food Threshold
|
1985
|
1988
|
1991
|
1994
|
|
National
|
2,609
|
3,188
|
4,928
|
6,022
|
|
Urban
|
2,915
|
3,774
|
5,454
|
6,478
|
|
Rural
|
2,417
|
2,830
|
4,402
|
5,569
|
|
Annual Growth Rate (%)
|
1985-94
|
1985-88
|
1988-91
|
1991-94
|
|
National
|
9.74
|
6.91
|
15.62
|
6.91
|
|
Urban
|
9.28
|
8.99
|
13.06
|
5.90
|
|
Rural
|
9.72
|
5.40
|
15.87
|
8.15
|
Subsistence
Incidence (Food) of Families
(refers to the proportion fo families falling below the food threshold relative
to the total families in the population)
|
Subsistence Incidence of
Families (%)
|
1985
|
1988
|
1991
|
1994
|
|
National
|
24.40
|
20.30
|
20.40
|
18.10
|
|
Urban
|
15.20
|
12.10
|
14.30
|
10.40
|
|
Rural
|
30.00
|
25.30
|
26.40
|
25.60
|
|
Annual Growth Rate (%)
|
1985-94
|
1985-88
|
1988-91
|
1991-94
|
|
National
|
-3.26
|
-5.95
|
0.16
|
-3.91
|
|
Urban
|
-4.13
|
-7.32
|
5.73
|
-10.07
|
|
Rural
|
-1.75
|
-5.52
|
1.43
|
-1.02
|
Subsistence
Incidence (Food) of Population
(refers to the proportion of individuals falling below the food threshold
relative to the total population)
|
Subsistence Incidence of
Population (%)
|
1985
|
1988
|
1991
|
1994
|
|
National
|
28.50
|
24.30
|
24.30
|
21.80
|
|
Urban
|
17.80
|
14.40
|
17.00
|
12.80
|
|
Rural
|
35.20
|
30.40
|
31.70
|
30.80
|
| Annual Growth Rate (%) |
1985-94
|
1985-88
|
1988-91
|
1991-94
|
| National |
-2.93
|
-5.18
|
0.00
|
-3.55
|
| Urban |
-3.60
|
-6.82
|
5.59
|
-9.03
|
| Rural |
-1.47
|
-4.77
|
1.41
|
-0.96
|
Table
1 | Table 2 | Table
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5 | Table 6
Source: National Statistics Office |
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