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)
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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
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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
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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
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