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2018 First Semester Poverty Statistics of Caraga Date of Release: September 2019 Reference No. 2019 - 026 Poverty and Food Thresholds The poverty threshold in Caraga in the first semester of 2018 was estimated at PhP12,314 per capita. This means that a person in the region needed at least PhP12,314 for six months or about PhP2,052 monthly to meet his or her basic food and non-food needs. A family with five members needed no less than PhP10,262 monthly to meet the family’s basic food and non-food needs. This amount was 8.98 percent higher than the poverty threshold in the first semester of 2015. Poverty threshold is the minimum income required to meet the basic food and non-food needs such as clothing, fuel, light and water, housing, rental of occupied dwelling units, transportation and communication, health and education expenses, non-durable furnishing, household operations and personal care and effects. If the income falls below the poverty threshold, the individual or family is considered poor. Table 1. Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Caraga: First Semester 2015 and 2018 First Semester Per Capita Region/Province Poverty Threshold (in PhP) 2015 2018 Caraga 11,299 12,314 Agusan del Norte* 10,119 11,430 Agusan del Sur 11,490 12,095 Surigao del Norte 12,253 13,742 Surigao del Sur 11,361 11,945 Dinagat Islands 12,132 13,177 *Including Butuan City Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 First Semester Poverty Statistics Surigao del Norte had the highest poverty threshold among the provinces in Caraga with PhP13,742 per person in the first semester of 2018. It was followed by Dinagat Islands with a poverty threshold of PhP13,177 per person during the same period. Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph In the first semester of 2018, the estimated per capita food threshold in Caraga was PhP8,623. This means that a person needed at least PhP8,623 for six months or about PhP1,437 monthly to meet his or her basic food needs. A family of five needed no less than PhP7,186 to meet the family’s basic food needs for a month. This amount was higher by 9.07 percent compared with the food threshold in the first semester of 2015. Food threshold is the minimum income required to meet the basic food needs that satisfy the nutritional requirements based on the Recommended Energy and Nutrient Intake (RENI) to ensure that one remains economically and socially productive. If the income of the individual or family falls below the food threshold, they are considered subsistence poor or food poor. Table 2. Per Capita Food Threshold, Caraga: First Semester 2015 and 2018 First Semester Per Capita Food Region/Province Threshold (in PhP) 2015 2018 Caraga 7,906 8,623 Agusan del Norte* 7,027 7,976 Agusan del Sur 8,025 8,443 Surigao del Norte 8,560 9,592 Surigao del Sur 7,923 8,314 Dinagat Islands 8,472 9,198 *Including Butuan City Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 First Semester Poverty Statistics Among the provinces, Surigao del Norte posted the highest per capita food threshold with PhP9,592 in the first semester of 2018. The province of Dinagat Islands followed with a food threshold of PhP9,198. Poverty and Subsistence Incidences The poverty incidence among population in Caraga in the first semester of 2018 was estimated at 35.4 percent. This means that the 35.4 percent of the total population in the region were living in poverty. During the same period in 2015, poverty incidence among population was recorded at 43.8 percent. All provinces in the region posted decreases in poverty incidence among population. Agusan del Sur recorded the highest drop with 14.5 percentage points and followed by Surigao del Sur with 10.8 percentage points. Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Page 2 of 6 Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Table 3. Poverty Incidence among Population and Families, Caraga: First Semester 2015 and 2018 Poverty Incidence (in percent) Region/Province among Population among Families 2015 2018 2015 2018 Caraga 43.8 35.4 35.2 28.3 Agusan del Norte1 37.0 29.6 28.4 23.5 Agusan del Norte2 - 32.7 - 26.3 Butuan City - 26.1 - 20.3 Agusan del Sur 55.0 40.5 45.0 32.4 Surigao del Norte 39.6 39.2 32.8 32.2 Surigao del Sur 41.6 30.8 32.8 23.9 Dinagat Islands 50.6 43.1 45.4 36.7 1Including Butuan City 2Excluding Butuan City -No disaggregated data for Butuan City Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 First Semester Poverty Statistics The poverty incidence among families in Caraga in the first semester of 2018 was estimated at 28.3 percent. This means that the 28.3 percent of the total number of families in the region had income below the poverty line. This was estimated at 35.2 percent in the same period in 2015. In the first semester of 2018, all provinces in the region had decreases in poverty incidence among families. Agusan del Sur had the biggest decline from 45.0 percent in the first semester of 2015 to 32.4 percent in the same period of 2018. It was followed by Surigao del Sur from 32.8 percent in the first semester of 2015 to 23.9 percent in the same period of 2018. The subsistence incidence among population in Caraga was estimated at 14.8 percent in the first semester of 2018, lower than the 21.8 percent in the first semester of 2015. This means that the 14.8 percent of the total population in the first semester of 2018 were living in extreme poverty whose incomes were not sufficient to meet subsistence or basic food needs. All provinces recorded decreases in subsistence incidence among population in the first semester of 2018. Dinagat Islands had the biggest drop in subsistence incidence from 32.4 percent in the first semester in 2015 to 19.7 percent in the same period in 2018. The subsistence incidence among families in the region was estimated at 10.9 percent in the first semester of 2018. This was lower compared with the 16.0 percent in the first semester of 2015. This means that the 10.9 percent of the total number of families in Caraga in the first semester of 2018 had incomes fall below the food threshold and these were not sufficient to meet subsistence or basic food needs. Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Page 3 of 6 Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Freeman Building, J. C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City 8600 (6385) 2255219 – ORD / (6385) 8152878 – SOCD● Telefax: (6385) 8154935 [email protected]● www.psa.gov.ph Table 4. Subsistence Incidence among Population and Families, Caraga: First Semester 2015 and 2018 Subsistence Incidence (in percent) Region/Province among Population among Families 2015 2018 2015 2018 Caraga 21.8 14.8 16.0 10.9 Agusan del Norte1 17.6 11.5 12.3 8.2 Agusan del Norte2 - 12.5 - 9.2 Butuan City - 10.4 - 7.1 Agusan del Sur 28.4 17.8 21.0 13.1 Surigao del Norte 20.8 17.7 16.3 13.6 Surigao del Sur 18.1 11.3 12.5 8.2 Dinagat Islands 32.4 19.7 26.8 16.2 1Including Butuan City 2Excluding Butuan City -No disaggregated data for Butuan City Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 First Semester Poverty Statistics In the first semester of 2018, all provinces had decreases in subsistence incidence among families than the 2015 incidence of the same period. Dinagat Islands posted the highest decrease in subsistence incidence from 26.8 percent in the first semester of 2015 to 16.2 percent in 2018 of the same period. Income Gap, Poverty Gap and Severity of Poverty In addition to the thresholds and incidences, the PSA also generates other poverty-related statistics such as the income gap, poverty gap and severity of poverty. These statistics could also be used for designing poverty intervention programs.