Table 6.7 Percent Distribution of Women by Timing of Last Sexual Intercourse,According to
Background Characteristics, Philipppnes 2003
(Recent sexual activity)
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Timing of last sexual intercourse
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Background Within One or Never had Number
characteristic the last Within More sexual of
4 weeks 1 year years Missing intercourse Total Women
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Age
15-19 6.7 3.0 0.3 0.4 89.5 100.0 2,648
20-24 38.8 12.1 2.2 1.5 45.4 100.0 2,209
25-29 61.5 13.9 3.6 2.7 18.3 100.0 2,034
30-34 67.6 15.4 5.0 2.6 9.2 100.0 1,954
35-39 70.0 14.5 7.5 1.8 6.2 100.0 1,873
40-44 65.8 17.5 10.3 1.6 4.8 100.0 1,564
45-49 57.3 21.9 14.9 2.2 3.7 100.0 1,351
Marital status
Never married 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.7 94.9 100.0 4,388
Married or living together 77.0 18.8 2.5 1.7 0.0 100.0 8,671
Divorced/separated/widowed 3.7 12.4 72.7 11.1 0.0 100.0 574
Marital duration
Married only once 2
0-4 years 74.8 21.1 1.1 2.9 0.1 100.0 1,826
5-9 years 80.6 16.0 1.5 1.8 0.0 100.0 1,771
10-14 years 80.8 15.5 2.2 1.4 0.0 100.0 1,456
15-19 years 81.9 14.7 2.4 1.0 0.0 100.0 1,304
20-24 years 75.0 20.1 3.9 1.0 0.0 100.0 1,033
25+ years 63.9 27.5 7.3 1.3 0.0 100.0 757
Married more than once 71.5 24.6 2.2 1.6 0.0 100.0 525
Residence
Urban 44.4 13.5 6.3 1.7 34.2 100.0 7,877
Rural 56.1 12.4 4.1 1.8 25.6 100.0 5,756
Region
National Capital Regio 40.7 14.2 7.8 2.2 35.1 100.0 2,387
Cordillera Admin Regio 47.9 13.1 5.5 2.2 31.2 100.0 216
I - Ilocos Region 50.2 13.0 4.8 2.7 29.4 100.0 642
II - Cagayan Valley 60.4 14.6 3.2 1.7 20.1 100.0 426
III - Central Luzon 51.6 12.0 4.5 1.1 30.8 100.0 1,459
IVA - Calabarzon 44.7 13.2 7.0 1.6 33.5 100.0 1,890
IVB - Mimaropa 59.3 14.5 4.8 1.9 19.5 100.0 340
V - Bicol Region 49.9 13.1 4.7 1.5 30.7 100.0 713
VI - Western Visayas 45.1 16.4 4.7 2.1 31.8 100.0 910
VII - Central Visayas 50.2 12.0 4.9 2.1 30.8 100.0 1,070
VIII - Eastern Visayas 49.3 13.3 5.4 2.2 29.8 100.0 555
IX - Zamboanga Peninsu 60.8 9.7 4.0 2.4 23.2 100.0 465
X - Northern Mindanao 51.4 13.6 3.7 1.1 30.2 100.0 565
XI - Davao Peninsula 54.8 12.8 3.0 0.8 28.6 100.0 654
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 58.7 9.7 4.6 1.2 25.8 100.0 524
Caraga 52.8 14.3 4.4 1.6 26.9 100.0 327
ARMM 56.7 8.1 3.8 1.9 29.4 100.0 489
Education
No education 64.6 11.2 9.6 3.4 11.3 100.0 186
Elementary 61.3 16.9 6.6 2.1 13.1 100.0 3,146
High school 45.5 11.8 4.4 1.5 36.8 100.0 6,109
College or higher 45.1 12.0 5.7 1.8 35.4 100.0 4,192
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 62.0 14.5 3.9 2.2 17.4 100.0 2,161
Second 57.8 13.6 5.1 2.2 21.4 100.0 2,412
Middle 51.8 14.2 4.5 1.5 28.0 100.0 2,682
Fourth 46.0 12.4 5.9 1.4 34.3 100.0 2,940
Highest 36.3 11.3 6.7 1.7 44.0 100.0 3,438
Current contraceptive method
Female sterilization 72.2 19.4 7.0 1.4 0.0 100.0 947
Pill 93.5 5.8 0.3 0.5 0.0 100.0 1,148
IUD 88.5 9.3 1.1 1.1 0.0 100.0 359
Condom 94.2 5.1 0.0 0.7 0.0 100.0 169
Periodic abstinence 85.4 14.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 100.0 587
Other method 88.5 10.3 0.4 0.8 0.0 100.0 1,092
No method 32.4 13.8 7.0 2.2 44.6 100.0 9,331
Total 49.3 13.0 5.4 1.8 30.5 100.0 13,633
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Notes: 1 Excludes women who had sexual intercourse within the last 4 weeks
2 Excludes women who are not currently married
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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