Table 4.7  Percentage of women who gave birth by specific exact ages, and median age at first birth,
           by current age, Philippines 2003
           (Age at first birth)

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                                                      Percentage
              Percentage who gave birth by exact age    who have  Number   Median age
Current       -------------------------------------- never given      of           at
Age             15      18      20      22      25         birth   Women  First Birth
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15-19          0.3      na      na      na      na          93.9   2,648            a
20-24          0.4     6.9    22.6     na       na          55.5   2,209            a
25-29          0.8     7.6    22.1    40.0    61.1          27.2   2,034         23.4
30-34          1.0     9.8    23.7    40.9    60.5          15.9   1,954         23.3
35-39          0.7     9.1    24.7    41.1    61.4          10.2   1,873         23.2
40-44          0.7    10.1    25.9    43.4    64.4           7.6   1,564         22.9
45-49          0.9     9.7    24.8    42.7    63.1           6.5   1,351         23.1

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Note:    na = Not applicable
         a = Omitted because less than 50 percent of women had a birth before reaching the beginning of the age group

Source:  2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
         National Statistics Office & Department of Health

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