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Table 2a. Magnitude of Poor Children, by Region: 2015, 2018, and 2021
	Estimate ('000)			Coefficient of Variation			Standard Error
	2015	2018	2021	2015	2018	2021	2015	2018	2021
PHILIPPINES	12,965.3	9,340.7	10,463.4	2.2	1.4	1.5	280.6	134.8	155.2
..NCR	303.5	185.8	277.7	11.4	12.3	7.6	34.7	22.8	21.0
..CAR	206.1	107.0	89.4	14.0	5.5	5.6	28.9	5.9	5.0

Footnotes

: Child refers to individual below 18 years old based on, RA 7610, Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.
Magnitude of poor children refers to the number of children (belonging to poor families) with per capita income less than the per capita poverty threshold.
* - Coefficient of variation of regional magnitude of poor children is greater than 20%.
p - This is based on the preliminary results of the 2021 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES).
a/ Caution in utilizing the estimate for these regions must be observed due to its very small sample size (<50) in 2015.
b/ Caution in utilizing the estimate for these regions must be observed due to its very small sample size (<50) in 2018.
c/ Caution in utilizing the estimate for these regions must be observed due to its very small sample size (<50) in 2021.
d/ BARMM estimates exclude the 63 barangays from different municipalities of the Province of Cotabato.
Year
2021: p

Unit: Magnitude (in thousands), CV SE 90% Confidence Interval (percentage)
Contact: Poverty and Human Development Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
16th flr. Eton Centris 3, EDSA cor. Quezon Ave.,
Quezon City 1101
(02) 8376-1991
phdsd.staff@psa.gov.ph
Latest update: 3/24/2023
Update frequency: Every two years
Next update: 3/21/2025
Survey: Official Poverty Statistics of the Philippines
Creation date: 3/1/2019
Copyright: No
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Matrix: 1E3DB02A