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POVERTY SITUATION IN SOCCSKSARGEN IN 2007
Nearly half of poor Filipino families do not have electricity in their homes
Based on the results of the 2007 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey, 45.3 percent of families in the bottom 30% income stratum in Region XII do not have electricity in their homes compared to 14.2 percent among families in the upper 70% income stratum. The bottom 30% of all families in this report represents the poor families.
At the national level, 16.0 percent of all families do not have electricity. Regions with highest percentages of families without electricity are Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) (36.5%), MIMAROPA (35.4%) and Zamboanga Peninsula (35.4%).
One in five families does not have access to safe water supply
Around 82 percent of the total families in SOCCSKSARGEN have access to a safe source of water supply. Considered as clean and safe sources of water supply are community water system and protected well. The remaining 18 percent of families obtain their water from sources considered unsafe, such as unprotected well (5.4%), developed spring (6.8%), undeveloped spring 2.9%), river, stream, pond, lake or dam (1.2%), rainwater (0.1%), tanker truck or peddler (1.4%) and other sources (0.6%).
Nine in 10 families in the region belong to the upper 70% income stratum have access to safe water compared to seven in 10 families in the bottom 30% income stratum.
On the other hand, four regions have over 90 percent of their families with access to safe water. These are Central Luzon (93.8%), Cagayan Valley (92.6%), Ilocos (91.2%) and NCR (90.9). ARMM recorded less than half (48.1%) of their families who have access to safe water.
One in 10 Filipino families has no sanitary toilet
The proportion of Filipino families in SOCCSKSARGEN using sanitary toilets is 88 percent. Sanitary toilet refers to flush toilet (either owned or shared) and closed pit type of toilet facility.
Other families use open pit (4.9%), drop or overhang (1.5%), pail system (0.3%), and other types of toilets (0.1%), which are considered unsanitary toilets. There are 5.1 percent families without toilet facilities in their homes at all.
Regions with over 20 percent of families without sanitary toilets are Central Visayas (20.2%), Zamboanga Peninsula (21.3%), Eastern Visayas (22.3%) and ARMM (50.1%).
In the region, poor families are more likely to use an unsanitary toilet than non-poor families. The percentage of poor families without sanitary toilet at home is 20.1 percent compared to 5.2 percent among non-poor families.
Seven out of 10 families own the house and lot they occupy
Seventy percent of families in SOCCSKSARGEN own the house and lot they occupy. The remaining 30 percent occupy houses and lots under the following tenure: own house, rent-free lot with consent of owner (13.4%), rent house/room including lot (3.6%), rent-free house and lot with consent of owner (5.5%), own house, rent-free lot without consent of owner (3.8%), own house, rent lot (3.3%), and rent-free house and lot without consent of owner (0.4%).
In the region, among the families in the upper 70% income stratum, 71.7 percent own their house and lot while among the bottom 30% income stratum, 68.0 percent.
Among the regions, NCR (54.8%), Caraga (52.3%) and Western Visayas (51.6%) have the lowest percentage of families owning house and lot.
Six in 10 families are living in houses with roofs made of strong materials
Families living in houses with roofs made of strong materials comprised 63.7 percent. Strong materials include galvanized iron/aluminum, tile, concrete, brick, stone and asbestos.
Seventy-four percent of families in the upper 70% income stratum have housing units made of strong roofs compared to 51.1 percent of families in the bottom 30%.
Three in 10 poor families have roofs made of light materials. Considered as light materials are cogon, nipa and anahaw.
Among the regions, Bicol (55.7%), MIMAROPA (52.7%) and Zamboanga Peninsula (51.1%) have the lowest percentage of families whose roofs were made of strong construction materials.
Four out of 10 families are occupying housing units with outer walls made of strong materials
Families occupying housing units with outer walls made of strong materials constitute 43.1 percent of total families in SOCCSKSARGEN. Strong materials include concrete, brick, stone, asbestos, galvanized iron/aluminum and tile. (See table above)
Only 27.8 percent of families in the bottom 30% income stratum are living in housing units with outer walls made of strong materials compared to 55.9 percent among families in the upper 70% income stratum.
Among the regions, Cordillera Administrative Region recorded the highest percentage (89.3%) of families living in houses with strong outer walls. On the other hand, Western Visayas have the lowest percentage (36.8%) of families living in houses with strong outer walls.
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