Table 6.2 Percentage of Women Who Were First Married by Specific Exact Ages and Median Age
          at First Marriage,According to Current Age, Philippines 2003
          (Age at first marriage)

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                                                       Percentage    Number    Median age
             Percentage first married by exact age:         never        of      at first
Current      --------------------------------------       married     women      marriage
    age          5      18      20      22      25
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  15-19        1.2      na      na      na      na          90.6      2,648             a
  20-24        1.5    14.0    32.7      na      na          48.7      2,209             a
  25-29        2.7    13.4    31.9    48.4    69.1          20.8      2,034          22.2
  30-34        3.4    19.0    33.7    48.1    67.4          10.8      1,954          22.3
  35-39        3.2    18.0    34.5    49.8    68.2           6.9      1,873          22.0
  40-44        3.4    19.0    37.3    53.0    71.6           5.5      1,564          21.6
  45-49        3.2    18.4    35.3    51.0    70.7           4.5      1,351          21.9

  20-49        2.8    16.7    34.0    48.9    65.6          18.1     10,985             a

  25-49        3.2    17.4    34.3    49.8    69.2          10.4      8,777          22.0

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Notes:   na = Not applicable
          a = Omitted because less than 50 percent of the women married for the first time
              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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