Table 6.3 Median Age at First Marriage Among Women Age 25-49, by Current Age
and Background Characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Median age at first marriage)
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Age Women
Background ------------------------------------- age
characteristic 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 25-49
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Residence
Urban 23.0 23.5 22.9 22.4 22.6 22.9
Rural 21.1 20.7 21.1 20.7 20.7 20.9
Region
National Capital Region 23.3 24.7 24.3 23.3 22.8 23.8
Cordillera Administrative Region 21.6 22.1 22.2 20.6 21.2 21.5
I - Ilocos Region 22.6 20.7 22.3 22.6 22.4 22.1
II - Cagayan Valley 20.9 20.8 21.6 21.0 20.6 20.9
III - Central Luzon 21.6 22.5 22.4 21.7 22.1 22.1
IVA - Calabarzon 23.4 23.0 22.5 21.6 22.7 22.7
IVB - Mimaropa 21.2 21.6 19.9 21.1 20.2 21.0
V - Bicol Region 22.7 20.8 21.0 21.4 21.4 21.4
VI - Western Visayas 21.9 22.1 21.7 20.5 22.2 21.8
VII - Central Visayas 22.8 22.0 21.5 22.1 21.2 21.9
VIII - Eastern Visayas 21.7 21.0 20.4 19.8 20.6 20.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 21.0 20.4 21.7 20.3 22.1 20.9
X - Northern Mindanao 22.5 22.1 22.0 22.2 21.2 22.0
XI - Davao Peninsula 21.7 21.9 21.7 20.5 21.2 21.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 21.0 20.4 22.0 20.4 20.3 21.0
Caraga 21.2 21.3 21.0 21.8 20.0 21.1
ARMM 20.1 19.4 19.9 19.1 20.5 19.9
Education
No education 18.9 18.1 17.1 18.5 18.2 18.2
Elementary 19.3 19.2 19.8 19.7 20.0 19.6
High school 21.0 21.6 21.2 20.8 21.5 21.2
College or higher 24.9 25.2 25.5 25.2 25.3 a
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 19.5 19.5 20.0 19.6 20.4 19.7
Second 20.6 20.5 20.7 20.5 20.8 20.6
Middle 22.0 22.0 21.1 21.2 20.8 21.5
Fourth 23.6 23.5 22.8 21.8 21.9 22.8
Highest a 24.8 25.0 24.2 23.8 24.6
Total 22.2 22.3 22.0 21.6 21.9 22.0
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Note: a = Omitted because less than 50 percent of the women married for the
first time before reaching age 25
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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