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A Simple Poverty Scorecard for the Philippines

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Figure 2: Sample sizes and household poverty rates by sub-sample and povertyline% with income below a poverty lineInternationalNational USAID 2005 PPP1993 PPPSub-sample Year Households National Food 'Extreme' $1.25/day $2.50/day $3.75/day $5.00/day $4.32/dayAll <strong>Philippines</strong> 2004 42,789 31.4 15.4 14.2 18.2 47.5 65.2 75.5 43.52002 38,014 31.8 17.5 14.8 19.4 49.5 66.7 76.7 45.5ConstructionSelecting indicators and weights 2004 14,321 31.3 15.3 14.2 18.1 47.2 65.1 75.1 43.2CalibrationAssociating scores with likelihoods 2004 14,372 31.3 15.3 14.0 18.2 47.3 65.0 75.2 43.3ValidationMeasuring accuracy 2004 14,096 31.7 15.5 14.5 18.1 47.9 65.7 76.0 43.9Change in poverty rate (percentage points)From construction/calibration to validation in 2004 –0.4 –0.3 –0.4 +0.0 –0.7 –0.6 –0.9 –0.6From 2004 to 2002, all <strong>Philippines</strong> –0.4 –2.1 –0.6 –1.3 –2.1 –1.4 –1.2 –2.0Source: 2002 and 2004 APIS. <strong>Poverty</strong> rates at <strong>the</strong> household level.57

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