Table 5.3  Percentage of currently married women age 15-49 using modern and traditional method, Philippines 2003
           (Trends in contraception use)

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                                                                  Tradi-
Survey                                                Modern     tional        All
                                                      Method    methods    methods
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1968 National Demographic Survey1                        2.9       12.5       15.4
1973 National Demographic Survey1                       10.7        6.7       17.4
1978 Republic of the Philippines Fertility Survey1      17.2       21.3       38.5
1983 National Demographic Survey1                       18.9       13.1       32.0
1988 National Demographic Survey                        21.6       14.5       36.1
1992 National Demographic Survey                        24.9       15.1       40.0
1998 National Demographic and Health Survey             28.2       18.3       46.5
1999 National Demographic and Health Survey             33.4       15.5       48.9

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Note:    1  Calculated for currently married women 15-44 years 

Source:  World Bank, 1991; NSO and Macro International 1994, and 1999	

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