Causes of Poverty and the Coping Mechanism (Group 2 Reporting)

Question 1

Internal Factors of the Causes of Poverty

Answer 1

1. Attitude or Perception
2. Education
3. Access to Land
4. Family Size
5. Health

Question 2

Internal Factor:
Some remain poor because they think they are, and do not exert much effort to alleviate themselves out of this condition.

Answer 2

Attitude or Perception

Question 3

Internal Factor:
Lack of _________ or training, or limited access to it, hinders the poor to get better opportunities to pull themselves out of poverty.

Answer 3

Education

Question 4

Internal Factor:
The landless workers who just relay on low-wage or in-kind payments from often seasonal work will have a hard time to pull themselves out of poverty.

Answer 4

Access to Land

Question 5

Internal Factor:
Studies have shown that the bigger the __________, the poorer they are because the scarce family resources are divided among all the members.

Answer 5

Family Size

Question 6

Internal Factor:
Poor ________ condition and lack of access to healthcare facilities, incidence of malaria, etc., hinder the poor to improve themselves.

Answer 6

Health

Question 7

External Factors of the Causes of Poverty

Answer 7

1. Political
2. Underemployment
3. Population
4. Economic

Question 8

External Factor:
The lack of capability of local government officials to deliver development services.

Answer 8

Political

Question 9

External Factor:
Is when people are not able to work under ideal working conditions. This could mean situations with low productivity or low wages.

Answer 9

Underemployment

Question 10

External Factor:
Big ___________ may hinder growth because the fund for productive purposes is utilized for the basic services for the people.

Answer 10

Population

Question 11

External Factor:
According to studies, the Philippines has persistent _________ problems that hinder growth and discourage investment, like low revenue collections, corruption, and security concerns, among others.

Answer 11

Economic

Question 12

Coping Mechanism of the Poor

Despite the circumstances faced by the poor, those above the ultra poor level are still able to cope in a various way often through engaging in ___________________ or _________________.

Answer 12

Livelihood Activities or Microenterprises.

Question 13

Other major strategies of the poor to cope with poverty include: (MWMSBS)

Answer 13

1. Migrating out of the community to search for livelihood or work opportunity.
2. Working for low wage and labor intensive work
3. Mortgaging land
4. Sending the children to work
5. Borrow money from relatives and some financial institutions often to engage in livelihood or micro- enterprise activities
6. Saving very small amounts either through “piggy banks” or through lending to other poor people in the neighborhood, or saving non-financial items like food or appliances.