Table 6.5 Age at First Sexual Intercourse by Specific Exact Ages and Median Age
          at First Intercourse,According to Current Age, Philippines,2003
          (Age at first sexual intercourse)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Percentage who had first sexual
Current         intercourse by exact age             Percentage   Number    Median age
   age    -------------------------------------   who never had       of      at first
          15.0    18.0    20.0    22.0    25.0      intercourse    women   intercourse
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15-19      1.4      na      na      na      na            89.5     2,648             a
20-24      1.5    14.9    35.5      na      na            45.4     2,209             a
25-29      2.8    14.8    33.6    49.3    68.2            18.3     2,034          22.1
30-34      3.3    19.4    35.7    49.8    66.5             9.2     1,954          22.0
35-39      2.6    18.0    36.0    49.7    65.4             6.2     1,873          22.0
40-44      3.3    20.1    38.6    54.0    70.2             4.8     1,564          21.5
45-49      3.2    20.2    37.7    51.8    70.5             3.7     1,351          21.7

20-49      2.7    17.6    36.0    50.1    65.0            16.3    10,985             a

25-49      3.0    18.3    36.1    50.7    67.9             9.0     8,777          21.9

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes:   na = Not applicable
                    a = Omitted because less than 50 percent of the women had intercourse for the first
                        time before reaching the beginning of the age agroup

Source:  2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
             National Statistics Office & Department of Health

Page last updated:  September 11, 2006
Related Tables | Demographic and Health Index