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| Highlights |
| Demographic Characteristics of Sabtang |
| The Barangays - Nearly one in two Isabtangs or 48% of the population live in the town proper that comprises the barangays of Malakdang and Sinakan. Nakanmuan with a population of 126 is the smallest barangay in all of Batanes. Imnajbu, Batanes with a population of 130 was the second lowest. Median Age - A way to measure the aging of a population is the median age, the age at which half of the population is younger and half is older. In 1995, the median age in Sabtang |
| was 21.8 years. Because of a higher life expectancy, the median age of Sabtang women was greater than that of Sabtang men by 2.6 years, 23.3 years and 20.7 years, respectively. Age Structure - While the median age shows the aging of the population, a more detailed picture may be obtained by looking at age groups. A useful breakdown distinguishes between persons aged under 15 (children), those 15-64 (working age population) and those 65 and over (elderly). |
| In 1995, children accounted for 36.5% of the total population of Sabtang compared to 37.8 for Batanes. Working age population accounted for 54.5% while the proportion of persons aged 65 and over was 9%. A greater proportion of women than of men were aged 65 and over, 11.3% and 6.8%, respectively. The major difference between the figures for men and women in this age group was primarily because of higher male mortality. Dependency Ratio - The various dependency ratios (for |
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| children, for the aged and the total ratio) also serve as useful indicators since they provide information on the economic burden that is borne by the adult population. Sabtang's total dependency ratio (ratio of the sum of those aged 0-14 and those 65 and over to those 15-64) was 83.6% in 1995. A breakdown of the total dependency ratio shows that the child dependency ratio was 67.1% and the elderly was 16.5%. Sex Ratio - In 1995, Sabtang's sex ratio (number of males per 100 females) was 102.9% compared to 102.6 for Batanes. On the masculinity ratio of the elderly, Sabtang has 61.6% (the lowest in all of Batanes) compared to 79% for Batanes. Marital Status - In 1995, the proportion of single people was 52.2% and constituted the largest proportion of the population. The percentage of married people and widowed persons was 41.6% and 5.8%, respectively. As of the 1995 Census, there were no separated/divorced people in Sabtang. |
| CENSUS POPULATION, SABTANG, BATANES |
| 0.0 |
| Thousands |
| 1903 |
| 1.0 |
| 1.5 |
| 2.0 |
| 2.5 |
| 1918 |
| 1939 |
| 1948 |
| 1960 |
| 1970 |
| 1975 |
| 1980 |
| 1990 |
| 1995 |
| Source: National Statistics Office |
| 1.8 |
| 1.7 |
| 1.8 |
| 1.7 |
| 1.8 |
| 1.4 |
| 1.4 |
| 1.4 |
| 1.7 |
| 1.4 |
| 0.5 |
| 1.7 |
| 2000 |
| The other municipalities: The proportion of the population who attended or completed elementary education was highest in Sabtang (45.9%) and the lowest in Basco (30.8%), while the proportion of those who reached or completed high school was highest in Itbayat (36%) and lowest in Basco (26.1%). In contrast, the proportion for those who attended or completed post-secondary education was highest in Basco (34.5%) and the lowest in Itbayat (12.4%). The proportion of bachelor's degree holders or higher was highest in Basco (14.1%) and the lowest in Itbayat (4.5%). In the other muncipalities, the proportion was 10.8% in Ivana, 10.7% in Uyugan, 8.1% in Mahatao and 5.5% in Sabtang. In Sabtang, post-graduates represented 2.7% of the population aged 5 and over, the highest of any municipality. Elsewhere, the proportion ranges from 2.1% in Ivana to 0.3% in Itbayat. |
| Bachelor's degree holders highest in Basco |
| Post-graduates highest in Sabtang |
| Educational attainment - In 1995, 45.9 per cent of Sabtang's household population aged 5 and over attended or completed elementary education. On the other hand, 27.8 per cent had reached or completed high school while 15.8 per cent had attended or graduated from university or other post-secondary institutions. Of the post-secondary graduates, 70 were university graduates with a bachelor's degree or higher. These university graduates represented 5.5 per cent of the population aged 5 and over. Of these, post-graduates accounted for 2.7 per cent. |
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| CENSUS POPULATION, SABTANG, BATANES, 2000 |
| Source: National Statistics Office |
| Chavayan 180 10.7% |
| Sinakan 526 31.3% |
| Nakanmuan 126 7.5% |
| Malakdang 285 17% |
| Sumnanga 351 20.9% |
| Savidug 210 12.5% |
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| POPULATION BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, SABTANG, BATANES |
| Source: National Statistics Office |
| FEMALE |
| MALE |
| No Grade |
| Pre-School |
| Elementary |
| High School |
| Post-Secondary |
| College Undergraduate |
| Academic Degree Holder |
| Post-Baccalaureate |
| 47.4% |
| 25% |
| 5% |
| 3.9% |
| 4.1% |
| 7.5% |
| 4.2% |
| 5.1% |
| 4.4% |
| 2.7% |
| 4.4% |
| 7.1% |
| 30.7% |
| 44.4% |
| 1.1% |
| 3% |
| The Population - According to the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, the population of Sabtang was 1,678 on May 1, 2000, up 244 from the 1995 Census, representing an average annual growth of 3.2%. This compares to a negative a growth of 3.8% between 1990 and 1995. |
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