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| Poverty Click here for Chart | | | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | | Food Poverty Line(A.E. Method) ($) | 52,711.82 | 59,908 | 41,935.96 | 38,507.94 | 35,355.03 | 31,018.20 | 29,096 | 27,352.20 | 25,259.30 | 23,848.40 | | Reference Family of Five (All Jamaica) ($) | 302,696.07 | 281,000.93 | 240,816.57 | 221,130.78 | 203,054.22 | 178,121 | 167,083.10 | 157,069.50 | 146,261.50 | 136,948.90 | | Adult Equivalent Poverty Line (All Jamaica)($) | 80,089.75 | 74,349.47 | 63,717.17 | 58,508.50 | 53,725.70 | 47,128.70 | 44,208.20 | 41,522.80 | 38,699 | 36,235 | | Per Capita Poverty Line ($) | 60,539.21 | 56,200.19 | 48,163.31 | 44,226.16 | 40,610.84 | 35,624.20 | 33,416.60 | 31,413.90 | 29,252.30 | 27,389.80 | | Incidence of Poverty in Jamaica (%) | 9.90 | 14.30 | 14.80 | 16.87 | 19.08 | 19.70 | 16.90 | 18.70 | 16.90 | 15.90 | | POVERTY BY REGION | | | | | | | | | | | | Kingston Metropolitan Region (KMA) (%) | 6.20 | 9.40 | 9.60 | 14.32 | 9.46 | 10.40 | 7.63 | 9.90 | 10.60 | 8.60 | | Other Towns (%) | 4 | 9.20 | 7.20 | 7.75 | 15.79 | 18.70 | 13.26 | 16.60 | 12.10 | 13.40 | | Rural Areas (%) | 15.30 | 19.80 | 21.10 | 22.11 | 24.24 | 25.10 | 24.10 | 25.10 | 22 | 19.50 | | DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY BY REGION | | | | | | | | | | | | Kingston Metropolitan Region (KMA) (%) | 19.90 | 21.20 | 20.30 | 26.30 | 12.80 | 15.80 | 14.70 | 17.20 | 18.20 | 12.50 | | Other Towns (%) | 8.90 | 13.10 | 9.60 | 9 | 13.20 | 15.70 | 13.70 | 16 | 12.50 | 15.10 | | Rural Areas (%) | 71.30 | 65.70 | 70.20 | 64.70 | 74 | 68.50 | 71.60 | 66.80 | 69.30 | 72.50 | | TOTAL | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | Source: Statistical Institute of Jamaica | | | | | | | | | | |
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