Table 7. Vulnerability Category Rank System
VULNERABILITY CATEGORY
SCORE
Low
≤2
Medium
2.001- 4
High
≥ 4.001
Illustrated in table 8 and 9 are the examples of translating the scores obtained to its
corresponding rank system.
Table 8. Vulnerability Component Scores with Translated Categorical Rank System
from Excerpt of General Santos City Data
GENERAL SANTOS CITY
VULNERABILITY
COMPONENT
SCORE
TRANSLATED TO RANK
SYSTEM
Average sensitivity
3
M
Average exposure
1
L
Average adaptive capacity
1.75
L
In reference to table 8, the average score obtained for sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive
capacity are 3, 1, and 1.75 respectively. It is then translated to its corresponding rank
system, medium (M) for sensitivity, low (L) for exposure, and low (L) for adaptive capacity.
Table 9. Vulnerability Component Scores with Translated Categorical Rank System
from Excerpt of Zamboanga City Data
ZAMBOANGA CITY
VULNERABILITY
COMPONENT
SCORE
TRANSLATED TO RANK
SYSTEM
Average sensitivity
2.75
M
Average exposure
2.5
M
Average adaptive capacity
1.75
L
In reference to table 9, the average score obtained for sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive
capacity are 2.75, 2.5, and 1.75 respectively. It is then translated to its corresponding rank
system, medium (M) for sensitivity, medium (M) for exposure, and low (L) for adaptive
capacity.
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