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Poverty Incidence

Table ID: 3K3F1070

Indicator Poverty Incidence
Definition Poverty incidence - proportion of families (or individuals) with per capita income/expenditure less than the per capita poverty threshold to the number of families (or individuals).
Method of Computation PSA, Official Poverty Statistics
Source of Basic Data PSA, Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Source Document/Agency Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Frequency of Release Every three years
Latest Available 2017
Level of Disaggregation National
Remarks Data from 2003 based on refinements in the old methodology for poverty estimation to ensure comparability of estimates across space and over time. No computations made for earlier years using the refined methodology.
Contacts Employment Demand Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
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Last Updated 9/27/18
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Statistical Laws and Other Legal Provisions Philippine Statistical System (PSS) Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) PSA Structure and Organization System of Designated Statistics Inventory of Statistical Standards in the Philippines Classification Systems
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