Table 4.2 Total Fertility Rate for the Three Years Preceding the Survey,
Percentage of Women 15-49 Currently Pregnant,and Mean Number
of Children Ever Born to Women age 40-49 years, Background
Characteristics, Philippines 2003
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Mean number
Total Percentage of children
Background fertility currently ever born to
characteristic rate1 pregnant women age 40-49
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Residence
Urban 3.0 5.1 3.8
Rural 4.3 6.3 5.0
Region
National Capital Region 2.8 4.7 3.2
Cordillera Administrative
Region 3.8 7.5 4.7
I - Ilocos Region 3.8 5.4 3.9
II - Cagayan Valley 3.4 6.0 4.1
III - Central Luzon 3.1 5.5 4.1
IVA - Calabarzon 3.2 4.9 3.8
IVB - Mimaropa 5.0 9.8 5.1
V - Bicol Region 4.3 5.5 5.5
VI - Western Visayas 4.0 5.4 4.9
VII - Central Visayas 3.6 4.5 4.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 4.6 6.8 5.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 4.2 6.8 4.9
X - Northern Mindanao 3.8 5.5 4.8
XI - Davao Peninsula 3.1 5.7 4.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 4.2 6.8 5.0
ARMM 4.1 8.3 5.4
Caraga 4.2 7.1 5.2
Education
No education 5.3 7.0 6.1
Elementary 5.0 6.7 5.3
High school 3.5 5.7 4.2
College or higher 2.7 4.7 2.9
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 5.9 9.6 6.0
Second 4.6 8.0 5.2
Middle 3.5 5.1 4.4
Fourth 2.8 4.1 3.7
Highest 2.0 3.2 3.0
Total 3.5 5.6 4.3
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Note: 1 Women age 15-49 years
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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