Table 6.6 Median Age at First Sexual Intercourse Among Women Age 25-49, by Current Age
and Background Characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Median age at first intercourse)
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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 22.9 23.3 23.0 22.2 22.5 22.8
Rural 21.1 20.6 20.9 20.7 20.7 20.8
Region
National Capital Region 23.0 24.5 24.4 22.8 22.8 23.5
Cordillera Admininistrative
Region 21.2 21.9 22.3 20.8 22.7 21.6
I - Ilocos Region 22.7 20.7 22.4 22.3 22.7 22.2
II - Cagayan Valley 21.2 20.9 21.3 21.4 20.6 21.1
III - Central Luzon 22.5 22.6 22.2 21.6 21.9 22.2
IVA - Calabarzon 23.2 22.8 23.2 21.5 22.5 22.6
IVB - Mimaropa 20.9 21.7 20.0 21.9 21.3 21.2
V - Bicol Region 22.3 20.7 20.6 21.0 20.6 21.0
VI - Western Visayas 21.2 21.7 22.0 20.4 21.9 21.5
VII - Central Visayas 21.9 21.0 21.5 21.9 21.2 21.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 21.7 20.5 20.4 20.4 20.4 20.7
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 21.3 20.5 21.8 20.2 21.4 21.0
X - Northern Mindanao 22.5 21.1 21.0 22.1 21.5 21.6
XI - Davao Peninsula 21.3 21.9 21.3 20.7 20.8 21.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 21.0 20.8 21.7 20.7 19.9 21.0
Caraga 20.7 20.9 21.2 21.4 19.9 20.7
ARMM 20.3 19.6 20.2 18.8 20.5 20.0
Education
No education 18.5 18.1 17.7 18.4 18.0 18.1
Elementary 19.1 19.0 19.6 19.4 19.7 19.4
High school 21.1 21.4 21.1 20.7 21.6 21.1
College or higher 24.7 25.0 25.5 25.2 25.1 a
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 19.4 19.3 19.9 19.5 19.9 19.5
Second 20.8 20.2 20.7 20.6 20.9 20.6
Middle 21.8 22.0 21.3 20.9 20.9 21.5
Fourth 23.8 23.4 22.5 21.7 21.8 22.8
Highest 24.7 24.7 25.1 24.3 23.7 24.5
Total 22.1 22.0 22.0 21.5 21.7 21.9
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Note: a = Omitted because less than 50 percent of the women had intercourse 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
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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