Family Income and Expenditure Survey 2006 Volume 2
Philippines, 2006 - 2007
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PHL-NSO-FIES-2006-v02
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Urban/Rural (w_urb2)
Data File: FIES06V2
Overview
vald
38483
invd
0
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
range
1 - 2
Questions and instructions
Categories
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 17267 | 44.9% | |
2 | 21216 | 55.1% |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
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Urban-Rural Areas
The following guidelines used in the 1980 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) are adopted in classifying urban areas:
1. In their entirely, all cities and municipalities having a population of at least 1,000 persons per square kilometer.
2. Poblaciones or central district of municipalities and cities which have a population density of at least 500 persons per square kilometer.
3. Poblaciones or central districts not included in (a) and (b) regardless of the population size, which have the following:
a)street pattern, i.e networks of streets in either parallel or right angle orientation.
b) at least six establishments (commercial, manufacturing, recreational, and/or personal services at least once a month)
c) At least three of the following:
1. A town hall, church or chapel with religious services at least once a month.
2. A public plaza or cemetary.
3. A public plaza or building where trading activities are carried on at least once a month.
4. A public building like school, hospital, puericulture and health center or lobrary.
d) Barangays having at least 1,000 inhabitants meeting the conditions set forth in (c) above, and where the occupation of the inhabitants is predominantly non-farming or non-fishing
All areas not falling under any of the above classifications are considered rural.
The following guidelines used in the 1980 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) are adopted in classifying urban areas:
1. In their entirely, all cities and municipalities having a population of at least 1,000 persons per square kilometer.
2. Poblaciones or central district of municipalities and cities which have a population density of at least 500 persons per square kilometer.
3. Poblaciones or central districts not included in (a) and (b) regardless of the population size, which have the following:
a)street pattern, i.e networks of streets in either parallel or right angle orientation.
b) at least six establishments (commercial, manufacturing, recreational, and/or personal services at least once a month)
c) At least three of the following:
1. A town hall, church or chapel with religious services at least once a month.
2. A public plaza or cemetary.
3. A public plaza or building where trading activities are carried on at least once a month.
4. A public building like school, hospital, puericulture and health center or lobrary.
d) Barangays having at least 1,000 inhabitants meeting the conditions set forth in (c) above, and where the occupation of the inhabitants is predominantly non-farming or non-fishing
All areas not falling under any of the above classifications are considered rural.