CITATION: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population, Report No. 2 – Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics Butuan City, June 2017 ISSN 0117-1453 ISSN 0117-1453 REPORT NO. 2 22001155 CCeennssuu s s ooff PPooppuullaattiioonn DDeemmooggrraapphhiicc aanndd SSoocciiooeeccoonnoommiicc CChhaarraacctteerriissttiiccss BBUUTTUUAANN CCIITTYY Republic of the Philippines Philippine Statistics Authority SOLID • RESPONSIVE • WORLD ---CLASS REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph.D. Undersecretary National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Copyright © 2016 by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) PSA Complex, East Avenue, Diliman Quezon City, Philippines FOREWORD The 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) was the third population census conducted in between two decennial censuses. Mid-decade censuses were also conducted in 1995 and 2007. POPCEN 2015 Report No. 2 was one of the publications prepared by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to disseminate the results of POPCEN 2015. This report provides census data on the characteristics of the population at the national, regional, provincial, and city/municipality levels. Specifically, it contains the profile of the population with respect to age, sex, marital status, religious affiliation, school attendance and education, literacy, overseas worker indicator, and usual activity/occupation. PSA acknowledges the contribution of all national and local government agencies, local government units, and private offices and organizations for their invaluable assistance extended during the nationwide census-taking. Utmost gratitude is given to all respondents who patiently provided answers to the census questions, and to all hired census enumerators and supervisors for their hard work in completing the census. We salute all our census PSA field office officials and staff for making POPCEN 2015 a success. LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph. D. Undersecretary National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Quezon City, Philippines June 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword iii List of Abbreviations and Acronyms vii Ex planatory Text Introduction ix Content and Coverage of this Publication ix Authority to Conduct the POPCEN 2015 x Coordination for the POPCEN 2015 x The POPCEN 2015 Field Organization xi Method of Enumeration xii Definition of Census Terms and Concepts xii Demographic Characteristics xvii Socioeconomic Characteristics xviii Dissemination of the POPCEN 2015 Results xx Population Map of Butuan City : 2015 xxi Butuan City at a Glance xxii Butuan City : Highlights on Demographic and Socio economic Characteristics xxiii List of Tables Statistical Tables 1 Population Enumerated in Various Censuses: 1970 – 2015 3 2 Total Population by Single-Year Age and Sex: 2015 5 3 Household Population by Single-Year Age and Sex: 2015 7 4 Total Population by Age Group and Sex: 2015 9 5 Household Population by Age Group and Sex: 2015 10 6 Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, and Sex: 2015 11 7 Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, and Sex: 2015 12 Philippine Statistics Authority v Table of Contents 8 Total Population by Religious Affiliation and Sex: 2015 13 9 Household Population 5 to 24 Years Old Who Were Currently Attending School by Age Group and Sex: 2015 14 10 Literacy of the Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Sex: 2015 15 11 Total Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Grade/Year Completed, Sex, and Age: 2015 16 12 Overseas Workers 15 Years Old and Over by Highest Grade/Year Completed, Sex, and Age Group: 2015 19 13 Gainful Workers 15 Years Old and Over by Major Occupation Group, Age Group, and Sex: 2015 20 14 Household Population by Relationship to the Household Head and Household Size: 2015 22 15 Number of Households by Age Group, Sex of the Household Head, and Household Size: 2015 24 Appendices A. Excerpts from Republic Act No. 10625 Relevant to the Conduct of the 2015 Census of Population A-1 B. Executive Order No. 352 – Designation of Statistical Activities That Will Generate Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector B-1 C. CP Form 1 – Listing Booklet C-1 D. CP Form 2 – Household Questionnaire D-1 E. CP Form 4 – Institutional Population Questionnaire E-1 F. 2015 Census of Population – List of Report No. 2 F-1 vi Philippine Statistics Authority LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AHS Average Household Size ANS Assistant National Statistician C/MCCB City/Municipal Census Coordinating Board CAS Census Area Supervisor CO Central Office CP Census of Population CPS Census Project Staff CRCSO Civil Registration and Central Support Office CSC Census Steering Committee CTCO Census and Technical Coordination Office DILG Department of the Interior and Local Government DNS Deputy National Statistician DPC Data Processing Center EA Enumeration Area EN Enumerator EO No. 352 Executive Order No. 352 E-QN Electronic Questionnaire FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FAS Finance and Administrative Service FO Field Office GAA General Appropriations Act HUC Highly Urbanized City ILQ Institutional Living Quarter ITDS Information Technology and Dissemination Service LGU Local Government Unit NCCB National Census Coordinating Board NCR National Capital Region NCS National Censuses Service NEDA National Economic and Development Authority NS National Statistician NSCB National Statistical Coordination Board PCCB Provincial Census Coordinating Board PCPS Provincial Census Project Staff PHCD Population and Housing Census Division PGR Population growth rate PO Provincial Statistical Office POPCEN 2015 2015 Census of Population PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PSGC Philippine Standard Geographic Code PSO Provincial Statistics Officer PSOC Philippine Standard Occupational Classification PSS Philippine Statistical System RA 10625 Republic Act No. 10625 RCCB Regional Census Coordinating Board RCPS Regional Census Project Staff RD Regional Director RSSO Regional Statistical Services Office SAQ Self-Administered Questionnaire SPED Special Education SOCD Statistical Operations and Coordination Division SDD Systems Development Division SOID Systems Operations and Infrastructure Division SS Scan Station TNT Tago ng Tago TOR Terms of Reference TS Team Supervisor VHU Vacant Housing Unit Philippine Statistics Authority vii EXPLANATORY TEXT Introduction The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) conducted the census-taking for the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) in August to September 2015. This was the third census of population that was undertaken in between two decennial censuses. Mid-decade censuses were previously conducted in 1995 and 2007. POPCEN 2015 was the 14 th census of population in the country since the first census in 1903. POPCEN 2015 was designed primarily to take an inventory of the total population in the Philippines and collect basic information about its characteristics. It aimed to provide government executives, policy makers, and planners with population data, especially updated population counts of all barangays in the country, for use as bases in their social and economic development plans, policies, and programs. The census of population is the source of information on the size and distribution of the population, as well as its demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. These information are vital for making rational plans and programs for local and national development. The population sizes and their geographic distribution were presented in the regional volumes of POPCEN 2015 Report No. 1 (Population Count by Province, City/Municipality, and Barangay) . The population counts down to barangay level were declared official for all purposes by former President Benigno S. Aquino III under Presidential Proclamation No. 1269 dated 13 May 2016. Report No. 1 also presents the household population size, number of households, and average household size (AHS) by city/municipality. Content and Coverage of this Publication This publication, POPCEN 2015 Report No. 2 (Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics) presents the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the population, which were collected using the CP Form 2 (Household Questionnaire) and CP Form 4 (Institutional Population Questionnaire). Below are the data presented using total population: • Age and sex distribution, • Age and sex indicators, • Marital status, • Religious affiliation, and • Highest grade/year completed. This report also presents the characteristics of the household population in terms of the following: • Relationship to the household head, • School attendance, • Literacy, • Overseas worker, and • Usual activity/occupation. The POPCEN 2015 Report No. 2 is published by province and highly urbanized city (HUC), for a total of 105 publications, including the national volume. Philippine Statistics Authority ix Explanatory Text Authority to Conduct the POPCEN 2015 The authority and mandate of PSA to conduct the POPCEN 2015 emanates from Republic Act (RA) No. 10625 and Executive Order (EO) No. 352. RA No. 10625, also known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 , which was approved on September 12, 2013, states that “PSA shall be primarily responsible for all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, consolidation of administrative recording system, and compilation of national accounts”. Specifically, Section 6(b) of this Act mandates PSA “to prepare and conduct