Table 4.8 Median age at first birth among women age 25-49 years, by current age and background characteristics,
Philippines 2003
(Median age at first birth by background characteristics)
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Current age Women
Background characteristics ----------------------------------------- age
25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 25-49
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Residence
Urban 24.2 24.5 24.0 23.7 23.7 24.1
Rural 22.2 22.0 22.3 22.0 22.0 22.1
Region
National Capital Region 24.8 25.8 25.2 24.5 23.9 24.9
Cordillera Admin Region 22.8 22.9 23.7 22.0 22.3 22.8
I - Ilocos Region 23.8 22.1 23.4 23.8 23.2 23.2
II - Cagayan Valley 22.2 22.2 22.8 22.5 22.1 22.3
III - Central Luzon 22.6 23.3 23.5 23.4 23.8 23.3
IVA - Calabarzon 24.2 24.5 23.6 22.4 23.6 23.8
IVB - Mimaropa 22.0 22.3 21.2 22.5 21.6 21.9
V - Bicol Region 24.0 21.9 21.6 22.4 22.1 22.4
VI - Western Visayas 22.8 23.0 23.2 22.2 23.5 22.9
VII - Central Visayas 23.4 22.5 22.8 23.3 22.4 22.9
VIII - Eastern Visayas 23.1 22.1 21.7 21.5 21.7 22.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 22.4 22.6 22.2 21.4 23.1 22.3
X - Northern Mindanao 23.5 22.8 23.0 23.5 23.0 23.1
XI - Davao Peninsula 23.2 23.3 22.5 21.8 22.2 22.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 21.8 21.8 23.5 21.9 21.5 22.2
ARMM 22.8 22.7 22.9 23.1 21.3 22.5
Caraga 21.5 20.9 22.2 21.1 23.4 21.6
Education
No education 19.7 20.1 19.4 20.5 20.5 20.0
Elementary 20.5 20.5 21.0 20.9 21.3 20.8
High school 22.1 22.7 22.4 22.4 22.8 22.4
College or higher a 26.4 26.5 26.2 26.5 a
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 20.7 20.9 21.2 21.1 21.9 21.0
Second 21.8 21.8 21.8 22.2 22.0 21.9
Middle 23.2 22.9 22.3 22.0 22.3 22.6
Fourth 25.0 24.4 24.2 23.3 22.8 24.0
Highest a 26.5 26.0 25.2 25.1 a
Total 23.4 23.3 23.2 22.9 23.1 23.2
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Note: a = Omitted because less than 50 percent of the 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
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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