Table 3. Percent distribution of married women by current contraceptive method used, according to five-year age group, Philippines: 2000
Age
Group
Any
method
MODERN METHOD TRADITIONAL METHOD No
method
Total Number of
women
(in '000)
Any
modern
method
Pill IUD Injection Diaphragm/
Foam/
Jelly/
Cream
Condom Female
steri-
lization
Male
steri-
lization
Mucus/
Billings/
Ovulation
Temperature LAM Any
traditional
Calendar/
Rhythm
Withdrawal Other
ALL WOMEN
Total 27.1 18.7 7.8 1.9 1.4 - 0.8 6.3 0.1 - - 0.3 8.4 5.4 2.7 0.2 72.9 100.0 19,551
15-19 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 - - - - - - 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 - 98.7 100.0 4,162
20-24 12.5 9.2 5.6 1.1 1.4 - 0.4 0.3 - - - 0.4 3.3 1.8 1.4 0.1 87.5 100.0 3,123
25-29 31.7 23.5 14.4 2.7 2.8 - 0.9 2.0 0.1 - - 0.6 8.3 4.8 3.3 0.2 68.2 100.0 2,646
30-34 43.2 30.5 16.2 4.2 2.2 - 1.4 5.9 0.1 - - 0.4 12.7 8.7 3.8 0.3 56.7 100.0 2,657
35-39 47.4 31.8 12.7 3.3 2.4 0.1 1.4 11.2 0.1 0.2 - 0.5 15.7 10.3 5.2 0.1 52.6 100.0 2,662
40-44 43.4 28.0 6.1 1.9 1.4 - 1.0 17.2 0.2 - - 0.1 15.4 10.4 4.5 0.6 56.6 100.0 2,358
45-49 30.0 20.4 2.0 0.9 0.3 - 0.8 15.8 0.4 - - 0.1 9.6 6.5 2.7 0.4 70.0 100.0 1,943
MARRIED WOMEN
Total 47.0 32.3 13.7 3.3 2.5 - 1.3 10.6 0.2 - - 0.5 14.7 9.5 4.8 0.4 53.0 100.0 11,031
15-19 22.9 16.1 10.5 1.1 2.6 0.1 0.6 - - - - 1.1 6.8 2.6 3.8 0.4 77.1 100.0 220
20-24 38.1 27.9 17.0 3.4 4.1 - 1.2 0.9 - - - 1.3 10.1 5.4 4.3 0.4 61.9 100.0 999
25-29 47.1 34.7 21.3 4.0 4.1 - 1.4 2.9 0.1 - - 0.9 12.4 7.2 4.9 0.3 52.9 100.0 1,760
30-34 52.7 37.0 19.9 5.1 2.6 0.1 1.6 7.0 0.1 - - 0.5 15.7 10.6 4.7 0.4 47.2 100.0 2,144
35-39 54.4 36.3 14.6 3.8 2.8 0.1 1.6 12.5 0.1 0.2 - 0.6 18.0 11.8 6.0 0.2 45.6 100.0 2,272
40-44 49.9 31.9 7.0 2.2 1.6 - 1.2 19.4 0.2 - - 0.2 18.0 12.1 5.2 0.7 50.1 100.0 1,999
45-49 34.4 23.1 2.4 1.1 0.4 - 0.9 17.7 0.5 - - 0.1 11.3 7.7 3.1 0.5 65.6 100.0 1,636
Note: Married women include women whose marital status is 'living together'.
Source: National Statistics Office, 2000 Family Planning Survey

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