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Table 3a. Magnitude of Poor Youth, by Region: 2015, 2018, and 2021
	Estimate ('000)			Coefficient of Variation			Standard Error
	2015	2018	2021	2015	2018	2021	2015	2018	2021
PHILIPPINES	6,008.1	4,481.4	5,124.1	2.4	1.6	1.6	145.3	71.5	82.2
..NCR	136.0	71.1	122.8	15.9	15.6	8.2	21.7	11.1	10.1
..CAR	99.3	57.3	49.8	14.9	7.0	6.4	14.8	4.0	3.2

Footnotes

: Youth refers to individuals aged 15 to 30 years old, based on RA 8044, The Youth in Nation-Building Act.
Magnitude of poor youth refers to the number of youth (belonging to poor families) with per capita income less than the per capita poverty threshold.
* - Coefficient of variation of regional magnitude of poor youth 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: 1E3DB03A