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Table 13. Subsistence Incidence Among Children, by Region: 2015, 2018, and 2021
 Estimate (%)Coefficient of VariationStandard Error
201520182021201520182021201520182021
PHILIPPINES ¹ ²14.18.19.43.22.32.30.50.20.2
..NCR*********
..CAR ¹ ²12.14.83.416.89.511.12.00.50.4

Footnotes

Child refers to individual below 18 years old based on, RA 7610, Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.
Subsistence incidence among children refers to the proportion of children (belonging to food poor families) with per capita income less than the per capita food threshold to the total number of children.
* - Coefficient of variation of regional subsistence incidence among children is greater than 20%.
p - This is based on the preliminary results of the 2021 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES).
1/ significant change; The increase or decrease in the subsistence incidence among children between 2015 and 2018 is significant at 10% level of significance (α = 0.10).
2/ significant change; The increase or decrease in the subsistence incidence among children between 2018 and 2021 is significant at 10% level of significance (α = 0.10).
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


Information

Unit
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
Source
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Matrix
1E3DB013