Family Planning Statistics Table (2000)

Table 4. Percent distribution of married women by current contraceptive method used, according to selected background characteristics, Philippines: 2000

Background
Characteristics 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

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

Residence

  Urban 48.6 34.1 13.7 3.2 1.9 - 1.6 12.9 0.2 - - 0.6 14.6 9.4 4.9 0.3 51.4 100.0 5,336

  Rural 45.5 30.6 13.6 3.4 3.1 0.1 1.1 8.5 0.2 0.1 - 0.5 14.9 9.6 4.7 0.5 54.5 100.0 5,695

Region

  Metro Manila 45.7 33.6 13.6 2.1 1.2 - 1.5 14.5 0.2 - - 0.6 12.1 7.5 4.5 0.1 54.3 100.0 1,544

  CAR 50.6 33.9 8.7 1.2 5.4 0.1 4.3 13.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.7 16.6 9.6 6.9 0.2 49.4 100.0 207

  Ilocos 41.0 31.5 12.3 1.0 3.9 - 0.7 13.3 - - - 0.3 9.4 3.6 5.8 - 59.0 100.0 581

  Cagayan Valley 61.2 50.0 24.2 3.7 5.3 0.3 0.3 14.9 0.4 - - 0.9 11.2 6.1 5.1 0.1 38.8 100.0 431

  Cental Luzon 54.9 37.2 14.1 0.9 1.9 - 1.5 18.0 0.3 - - 0.5 17.7 6.4 11.2 0.2 45.1 100.0 1,105

  Southern Tagalog 48.7 33.7 13.6 2.6 3.2 - 1.4 11.9 0.2 - - 0.8 14.9 7.6 6.5 0.8 51.3 100.0 1,657

  Bicol 31.7 18.5 8.8 1.2 1.7 - 1.0 5.8 - - - - 13.2 9.4 3.6 0.2 68.3 100.0 651

  W-Visayas 47.6 31.3 15.2 3.0 2.8 - 1.2 8.2 0.2 - - 0.7 16.3 12.6 3.6 - 52.4 100.0 854

  C-Visayas 47.0 30.8 12.7 4.8 2.3 - 2.7 7.9 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 16.2 13.2 2.5 0.5 53.0 100.0 742

  E-Visayas 37.2 19.9 8.4 1.5 1.4 - 0.5 7.9 0.2 - - - 17.3 12.4 4.4 0.4 62.8 100.0 515

  W-Mindanao 49.1 33.4 19.1 6.6 2.0 0.2 0.6 3.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.8 15.7 12.7 1.9 1.2 50.9 100.0 479

  N-Mindanao 57.3 37.6 15.6 9.4 3.2 - 0.9 7.9 0.2 - 0.1 0.3 19.7 17.0 2.2 0.5 42.7 100.0 422

  S-Mindanao 55.4 38.1 16.2 7.6 2.2 - 1.8 8.7 0.3 0.4 - 0.8 17.3 15.0 2.2 0.2 44.4 100.0 783

  C-Mindanao 50.8 34.1 15.0 6.4 4.4 0.4 0.9 6.5 - - - 0.5 16.7 12.4 3.7 0.6 49.2 100.0 385

  ARMM 12.6 8.1 4.5 0.2 0.8 - 0.5 1.3 - - - 0.7 4.4 1.0 1.7 1.7 87.4 100.0 345

  Caraga 47.3 32.2 11.6 6.8 3.3 - 1.7 8.2 0.1 - - 0.5 15.1 12.1 2.8 0.3 52.7 100.0 330

Number of Children

  None 3.9 2.7 1.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 0.5 - - - - 1.2 1.0 0.2 - 96.0 100.0 696

  1 34.2 21.5 13.9 2.4 2.3 - 1.2 0.9 - 0.2 - 0.6 12.7 7.8 4.7 0.2 65.8 100.0 1,446

  2 52.6 36.3 20.0 4.3 3.4 - 1.6 6.2 0.1 - - 0.6 16.3 11.0 4.9 0.4 47.3 100.0 2,013

  3 57.9 41.4 15.4 4.7 2.3 - 1.4 16.8 0.3 - - 0.5 16.5 10.3 5.6 0.6 42.0 100.0 2,122

  4. 57.6 42.3 15.8 3.2 2.9 0.1 1.5 17.8 0.4 - - 0.7 15.3 10.6 4.5 0.3 42.4 100.0 1,694

  5 53.2 35.1 12.1 3.2 2.2 - 1.4 15.6 0.2 - - 0.5 18.1 11.3 6.5 0.3 46.8 100.0 1,139

  6 47.1 31.6 10.5 2.8 2.2 0.3 1.8 13.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.6 15.5 9.8 5.4 0.3 52.9 100.0 750

  7 or more 37.5 22.7 6.8 2.8 3.2 - 1.2 8.1 - - - 0.5 14.8 9.5 4.5 0.8 62.5 100.0 1,170

Not reported - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Note: Married women include women whose marital status is 'living together'.
Source: National Statistics Office, 2000 Family Planning Survey

Background Characteristics	Any method	MODERN METHOD											TRADITIONAL METHOD				No method	Total	Number of women (in '000)
Background Characteristics	Any method	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	No method	Total	Number of women (in '000)
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
Residence
Urban	48.6	34.1	13.7	3.2	1.9	-	1.6	12.9	0.2	-	-	0.6	14.6	9.4	4.9	0.3	51.4	100.0	5,336
Rural	45.5	30.6	13.6	3.4	3.1	0.1	1.1	8.5	0.2	0.1	-	0.5	14.9	9.6	4.7	0.5	54.5	100.0	5,695
Region
Metro Manila	45.7	33.6	13.6	2.1	1.2	-	1.5	14.5	0.2	-	-	0.6	12.1	7.5	4.5	0.1	54.3	100.0	1,544
CAR	50.6	33.9	8.7	1.2	5.4	0.1	4.3	13.4	0.1	0.1	-	0.7	16.6	9.6	6.9	0.2	49.4	100.0	207
Ilocos	41.0	31.5	12.3	1.0	3.9	-	0.7	13.3	-	-	-	0.3	9.4	3.6	5.8	-	59.0	100.0	581
Cagayan Valley	61.2	50.0	24.2	3.7	5.3	0.3	0.3	14.9	0.4	-	-	0.9	11.2	6.1	5.1	0.1	38.8	100.0	431
Cental Luzon	54.9	37.2	14.1	0.9	1.9	-	1.5	18.0	0.3	-	-	0.5	17.7	6.4	11.2	0.2	45.1	100.0	1,105
Southern Tagalog	48.7	33.7	13.6	2.6	3.2	-	1.4	11.9	0.2	-	-	0.8	14.9	7.6	6.5	0.8	51.3	100.0	1,657
Bicol	31.7	18.5	8.8	1.2	1.7	-	1.0	5.8	-	-	-	-	13.2	9.4	3.6	0.2	68.3	100.0	651
W-Visayas	47.6	31.3	15.2	3.0	2.8	-	1.2	8.2	0.2	-	-	0.7	16.3	12.6	3.6	-	52.4	100.0	854
C-Visayas	47.0	30.8	12.7	4.8	2.3	-	2.7	7.9	0.1	0.1	-	0.2	16.2	13.2	2.5	0.5	53.0	100.0	742
E-Visayas	37.2	19.9	8.4	1.5	1.4	-	0.5	7.9	0.2	-	-	-	17.3	12.4	4.4	0.4	62.8	100.0	515
W-Mindanao	49.1	33.4	19.1	6.6	2.0	0.2	0.6	3.8	0.1	0.1	-	0.8	15.7	12.7	1.9	1.2	50.9	100.0	479
N-Mindanao	57.3	37.6	15.6	9.4	3.2	-	0.9	7.9	0.2	-	0.1	0.3	19.7	17.0	2.2	0.5	42.7	100.0	422
S-Mindanao	55.4	38.1	16.2	7.6	2.2	-	1.8	8.7	0.3	0.4	-	0.8	17.3	15.0	2.2	0.2	44.4	100.0	783
C-Mindanao	50.8	34.1	15.0	6.4	4.4	0.4	0.9	6.5	-	-	-	0.5	16.7	12.4	3.7	0.6	49.2	100.0	385
ARMM	12.6	8.1	4.5	0.2	0.8	-	0.5	1.3	-	-	-	0.7	4.4	1.0	1.7	1.7	87.4	100.0	345
Caraga	47.3	32.2	11.6	6.8	3.3	-	1.7	8.2	0.1	-	-	0.5	15.1	12.1	2.8	0.3	52.7	100.0	330
Number of Children
None	3.9	2.7	1.8	0.1	0.1	-	0.2	0.5	-	-	-	-	1.2	1.0	0.2	-	96.0	100.0	696
1	34.2	21.5	13.9	2.4	2.3	-	1.2	0.9	-	0.2	-	0.6	12.7	7.8	4.7	0.2	65.8	100.0	1,446
2	52.6	36.3	20.0	4.3	3.4	-	1.6	6.2	0.1	-	-	0.6	16.3	11.0	4.9	0.4	47.3	100.0	2,013
3	57.9	41.4	15.4	4.7	2.3	-	1.4	16.8	0.3	-	-	0.5	16.5	10.3	5.6	0.6	42.0	100.0	2,122
4.	57.6	42.3	15.8	3.2	2.9	0.1	1.5	17.8	0.4	-	-	0.7	15.3	10.6	4.5	0.3	42.4	100.0	1,694
5	53.2	35.1	12.1	3.2	2.2	-	1.4	15.6	0.2	-	-	0.5	18.1	11.3	6.5	0.3	46.8	100.0	1,139
6	47.1	31.6	10.5	2.8	2.2	0.3	1.8	13.3	0.1	0.1	-	0.6	15.5	9.8	5.4	0.3	52.9	100.0	750
7 or more	37.5	22.7	6.8	2.8	3.2	-	1.2	8.1	-	-	-	0.5	14.8	9.5	4.5	0.8	62.5	100.0	1,170
Not reported	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-