Table 4.11 Percent distribution of men age 15-54 by number of children fathered and mean number of children fathered,
by age group, Philippines 2003
(Mean number of children)
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Number Number of
Age Number of children ever born of Children
group 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8+ Total Women Fathered
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15-19 98.6 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 918 0.00
20-24 79.2 13.2 6.3 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 785 0.30
25-29 43.3 21.7 18.4 11.3 3.4 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 100.0 647 1.20
30-34 23.5 15.8 23.5 18.1 8.5 5.2 2.8 1.4 1.2 100.0 593 2.10
35-39 16.2 9.6 18.0 16.9 16.0 9.0 6.8 3.9 3.6 100.0 586 3.10
40-44 9.1 8.5 11.7 19.9 18.2 12.3 8.8 5.2 6.3 100.0 483 3.70
45-49 8.7 7.5 9.2 16.9 17.0 12.7 9.9 7.3 10.9 100.0 416 4.20
50-54 6.4 3.5 10.0 14.1 16.1 13.2 10.3 7.6 18.9 100.0 338 5.00
Total 45.0 10.2 11.5 10.6 8.0 5.2 3.7 2.4 3.5 100.0 4,766 2.00
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Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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