Table 4.9 Percentage of women age 15-19 who are mothers or pregnant with their first child,
by background characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Pregnancy and motherhood among young women)
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Percentage who are: Percentage
------------------------ who have Number
Background Mothers Pregnant with begun of
characteristics first child childbearing women
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Age
15 0.1 0.3 0.5 585
16 1.5 0.8 2.2 616
17 5.6 1.5 7.0 530
18 8.1 3.8 11.9 495
19 19.8 3.7 23.5 422
15-19 6.1 1.8 8.0 2648
20-24 44.5 4.0 48.5 2209
Residence
Urban 20.7 2.6 23.3 2,958
Rural 28.1 3.2 31.3 1,898
Region
National Capital Region 20.2 3.0 23.1 851
Cordillera Admin Region 24.8 4.5 29.3 82
I - Ilocos Region 24.5 5.1 29.6 236
II - Cagayan Valley 34.8 5.0 39.8 129
III - Central Luzon 22.3 4.1 26.4 525
IVA - Calabarzon 21.5 2.1 23.6 409
IVB - Mimaropa 39.1 5.2 44.2 111
V - Bicol Region 20.5 1.3 21.8 250
VI - Western Visayas 19.3 1.9 21.2 319
VII - Central Visayas 20.4 1.9 22.3 362
VIII - Eastern Visayas 22.3 2.7 25.0 195
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 28.5 2.4 30.9 150
X - Northern Mindanao 26.2 3.5 29.8 211
XI - Davao Peninsula 24.2 0.8 25.0 232
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 33.1 2.0 35.1 178
ARMM 28.5 5.1 33.5 123
Caraga 30.2 1.9 32.1 192
Education
No education * * * 27
Elementary 41.1 4.1 45.2 664
High school 22.1 2.6 24.7 2,822
College or higher 17.7 2.6 20.3 1344
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 42.0 4.1 46.0 690
Second 34.1 3.9 39.0 801
Middle 26.0 3.1 29.1 943
Fourth 18.0 2.4 20.4 1045
Highest 10.8 1.7 12.5 1376
Total 23.6 2.8 26.4 4,856
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Note: An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases
and has been suppressed
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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