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Missing Targets: An alternative MDG midterm report
Table A2.4: Income Gap, Poverty Gap and Severity of Poverty by Region: 2000, 2003 and 2006
Region/Province
Income Gap Poverty Gap Severity of Poverty
2000 2003 2006 2000 2003 2006 2000 2003 2006
PHILIPPINES 29.1 28.7 28.8 8.0 7.0 7.7 3.4 2.8 3.1
Region I 27.9 25.3 25.2 8.2 6.2 6.6 3.2 2.3 2.5
Region II 24.9 22.5 23.5 6.3 4.3 4.8 2.3 1.5 1.6
Region III 22.7 20.9 23.4 3.9 2.8 3.9 1.3 0.9 1.4
Region IV-A 26.0 23.9 24.5 4.0 3.5 4.1 1.5 1.2 1.5
Region IV-B 31.2 29.9 32.5 11.3 11.9 14.2 4.8 4.9 6.2
Region V 31.2 32.7 30.1 14.1 13.2 12.6 5.8 5.8 5.1
Region VI 29.0 28.8 26.6 10.6 9.0 8.2 4.2 3.6 3.1
Region VII 32.3 28.9 29.5 10.2 6.8 8.9 7.1 2.8 3.7
Region VIII 27.8 27.2 30.9 10.5 9.6 12.6 4.1 3.6 5.3
Region IX a 34.1 38.6 35.7 13.2 17.0 14.3 6.2 8.6 6.8
Region X 32.2 32.9 33.4 12.2 12.4 12.1 5.3 5.5 5.3
Region XI 28.5 29.8 30.0 8.0 8.5 9.2 3.2 3.5 3.7
Region XII 28.9 28.1 28.1 11.7 9.0 9.5 4.7 3.5 3.7
CAR 31.6 30.0 32.1 9.7 7.7 9.3 4.3 3.2 4.0
ARMM g 29.5 28.0 29.3 15.9 12.7 16.2 6.3 4.9 6.4
Caraga 32.5 32.5 34.4 14.3 15.3 15.6 6.2 6.6 7.0
Notes:
a - 2000 estimates do not include Isabela City.
g - 2000 estimates include Isabela City
* Coefficient of Variation (CV) of 2006 poverty incidence among families is greater than 20%
Source: National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)
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