Facts and Figures (Part 10)

DID YOU KNOW THAT the number of households per 100 occupied housing units was 101?

In 2007, the number of occupied housing units increased by 17.9 percent, from 70,872 occupied housing units in 2000 to 83,528 in 2007. The number of households per 100 occupied housing units was 101 in 2007, down from 102 households per 100 occupied housing units in 2000. Further, there were 4.9 persons per occupied housing unit reported in 2007, lower than the 5.3 persons per occupied housing unit in 2000.

Strong materials for roofs for more than half of the occupied housing units

More than half (50.7 percent) of the 83,528 occupied housing units in Surigao del Norte had roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum, while 39.0 percent had roofs made of cogon/nipa/anahaw. As to the construction materials of the outer walls of the occupied housing units, 43.2 percent were made of wood, while 24.7 percent were made of concrete/brick/stone.  (Source:  NSO)

All I can say is, Tsk!  Tsk!  Tsk!

Facts and Figures (Part 8)

DID YOU KNOW that there are more never-married males than females?


Attention:  Never-married females!

In 2007, about 46.8 percent of the household population 10 years old and over were married, while never-married persons shared 44.6 percent. The rest (8.6 percent) were either widowed, divorced/separated, in common law/live-in marital arrangement, or had unknown marital status. Moreover, there were more females than males in all categories for marital status, except for those never married.  (Source:  NSO)

Hmm...

Facts and Figures (Part 6)

DID YOU KNOW THAT the number of persons in the voting age group increased by 11.0 percent?

In 2007, household population in the voting age group (18 years and over) totalled 223,236 persons. Of this figure, 112,615 were males while 110,621 were females. In comparison, the voting age group in 2007 was higher by 11.0 percent than the voting age group (201,102 persons) in 2000.

Source:  National Statistics Office

Facts and Figures (Part 5)

DO YOU KNOW THAT Median age increased by one year?

The household population of the province in 2007 had a median age of 20 years, or one year higher than the median age reported in 2000. This means that half of the population of Surigao del Norte in 2007 were younger than 20 years old,

Among the household population, children aged 0 to 4 years accounted for the largest share (13.1 percent). Children in the next age group (5 to 9 years) followed closely with 12.9 percent share. Meanwhile, household population aged 10 to 14 years was the third largest age group (12.3 percent).

In terms of population by age and sex, males outnumbered their female counterparts from age 0 to 59 years. Females outnumbered males at age 60 years and over.

Source: NSO

Facts and Figures (Part 4)

DID YOU KNOW THAT sex ratio was 103 males per 100 females?

Of the 408,693 household population of Surigao del Norte, there were 207,683 males and 201,010 females, resulting to a sex ratio of 103 males for every 100 females. The sex ratio in 2000 was 102 males per 100 females. (Source: NSO)

No offense to my gay friends but the NSO people should have provided more data to disclose some unanswered questions, such as: of the reported male population, what is the percentage of gays? heheheheh

Facts and Figures (Part 3)

DID YOU KNOW that Surigao City was largest in terms of population size?

The largest area in terms of population size among the lone city and 20 municipalities in Surigao del Norte was Surigao City, the provincial capital. It comprised 32.3 percent of the entire population in the province. The city's population was nearly six times larger than the population of municipalities that followed it: Mainit (5.8 percent), Placer (5.6 percent), and Dapa (5.4 percent). The rest of the municipalities had a population share of less than 5.0 percent.  (Source:  National Statistics Office)

Well, this is not surprising since Surigao City dominates, as the only city in the province of Surigao del Norte.

Facts and Figures (Part 2)

DID YOU KNOW that average household size was down to 4.9 persons?

The number of households in Surigao del Norte was 84,069 in 2007, an increase of 11,988 households from the 2000 figure. The household population, likewise, increased from 373,794 persons in 2000 to 408,693 persons in 2007. In terms of average household size, there were 4.9 persons per household, lower than 5.2 persons per household in 2000. (Source:  National Statistics Office)

Well, that holds true in our case.  Aside from my baby, there are four adults residing in our house at present. :)

Surigaonons, how much do you know your beloved Surigao?

Starting tomorrow, I will be posting a series of some interesting facts gathered by the National Statistics Office (NSO) from its census of 2007 population. Hope you will learn something about it and perhaps, you could brag it out to your non-Surigaonon friends and/or not-so-well-informed fellow Surigaonons.

Watch out for it! :)