Table 5.2 Percentage of currently married women and percentage of currently married men who know at least one
contraceptive method and who know at least one modern method by background characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Knowledge of contraceptive methods by background characteristics)
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Women Men
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Knows Knows1 any Knows Knows any
Background any modern any modern
characteristic method method Number method method Number
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Age
15-19 99.8 99.4 239 84.2 84.2 19
20-24 98.8 98.7 1,095 97.1 97.1 206
25-29 99.0 98.6 1,548 98.0 97.5 400
30-34 99.2 99.0 1,663 98.7 98.2 482
35-39 99.5 99.3 1,633 99.2 99.1 504
40-44 99.2 98.9 1,341 98.1 97.9 442
45-49 98.7 98.4 1,152 98.3 97.6 387
50-54 na na 0 97.6 97.4 306
Residence
Urban 99.5 99.3 4,643 99.0 98.7 1,459
Rural 98.6 98.3 4,028 97.3 96.9 1,287
Region
National Capital Region 99.5 99.5 420 99.2 99.2 129
Cordillera Admin Region 100.0 100.0 325 100.0 100.0 107
I - Ilocos Region 99.6 99.5 960 99.6 99.2 315
II - Cagayan Valley 99.8 99.5 1,139 99.6 99.3 345
III - Central Luzon 99.7 99.4 257 99.1 98.2 77
IVA - Calabarzon 99.0 99.0 457 100.0 100.0 139
IVB - Mimaropa 99.8 99.6 578 99.4 99.4 182
V - Bicol Region 98.8 98.8 671 97.7 97.7 204
VI - Western Visayas 99.8 99.5 355 97.8 97.8 117
VII - Central Visayas 99.1 98.9 339 100.0 100.0 109
VIII - Eastern Visayas 99.2 99.2 364 98.5 98.5 125
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 99.8 99.5 426 100.0 100.0 134
X - Northern Mindanao 99.1 98.6 364 99.2 98.6 120
XI - Davao Peninsula 99.4 99.3 1,337 100.0 100.0 417
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 99.0 99.0 134 99.0 99.0 44
Caraga 89.5 86.3 328 68.8 64.2 107
ARMM 100.0 100.0 217 100.0 100.0 74
Education
No education 85.4 77.7 148 74.4 74.4 62
Elementary 98.5 98.2 2,523 97.9 97.4 969
High school 99.5 99.4 3,545 98.8 98.7 1,017
College or higher 100.0 99.9 2,456 99.9 99.4 698
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 97.1 96.3 1,677 92.9 92.3 559
Second 99.2 99.0 1,767 99.3 98.9 575
Middle 99.4 99.2 1,776 99.2 99.2 578
Fourth 99.9 99.8 1,755 99.7 99.3 503
Highest 99.8 99.8 1,697 100.0 99.8 531
Total 99.1 98.8 8,671 98.2 97.9 2,746
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Notes: An asterisk indicates that an estimate is based on fewer than 25 cases and has been suppressed.
1 Female sterilization, male sterilization, pill, IUD, injectables, implants, male condom,
female condom, diaphragm, mucus, Billings, ovulation, basal body temperature, symptothermal,
foam or jelly, lactational amenorrhea method (LAM), and emergency contraception
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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