Poverty Maps
Province of Northern Samar

The Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) has objectives to popularize the use of development and poverty indicators with simple color-coded charts and maps based on statistical data for easy reference and understanding. The simple color-coded ranking is meant to help development institutions and individuals appreciate patterns of statistical observations on development and poverty situations in the country. Hopefully, the map may also help in targeting priority areas and sectors for development work at the municipal level. The purpose of the ranking is to get to the bottom, or worse-off, 20 percent (approximate) municipalities in terms of each indicator.


Malnutrition Rates


Primary Cohort Survival Rate


Households with Access to Sanitary Toilets
Households with Potable Water

PEF Development Index

 
The PEF Development Index is an index for PEF to have a sequential ranking of municipalities based on a number of chosen indicators. It is simply the average of the 10 index values chocen by PEF based on its developmental thrust and mandate. Performance of each indicator is expressed as a value between 0 and 1 by applying the following general formula:

The PEF Development Index of Norther Samar is the average of the following indices:

  1. Electricity: Households served, NORSAMELCO 2004 (%)
  2. Elementary cohort survival rate, DepEd NS 2005
  3. Elementary drop out rate, DepEd NS 2003-04
  4. Secondary cohort survival rate, DepEd NS 2005
  5. Malnutrition Rates of Pre-School Children 2003, Provincial Statistical Compendium 2004
  6. Maternal mortality rate, PHO 2004
  7. Child mortality rate per 1000, PHO 2004
  8. Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births, PHO 2004
  9. % of HHs with access to sanitary toilets, PHO 2004
  10. % households with level 2 and 3 water supply, 2002, Provincial Profile 2003

To download a digital copy of this Poverty Map as officially published, please proceed to the Downloads section. The digital copy is an exact replicate of the printed Poverty Map Poster. This Map Poster includes the entire table of statistical data which is the basis for the color coding. To procure a copy of the official Poverty Map Poster (recommended), please contact any PEF office nearest you.

We are encouraging our users to provide feedback on our poverty maps. You can download the Poverty Maps Feedback Form here.

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