Table 7.1 Percent distribution of currently married women by desire for children, according to number of living children,
Philippines 2003
(Fertility preferences by number of living children)
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Number of living children
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Desire for children 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ Total
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Have another soon1 78.5 22.4 8.9 2.8 2.6 1.8 1.4 11.7
Have another later2 10.3 49.4 24.5 11.6 5.9 3.9 1.9 18.4
Have another, undecided when 0.5 1.7 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.8
Undecided 3.6 6.2 6.7 4.7 3.8 2.7 4.5 5.0
Want no more 3.4 17.3 50.0 59.2 64.5 70.5 78.1 50.6
Sterilized3 0.1 0.7 6.4 19.0 20.6 16.7 9.3 10.6
Declared infecund 3.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 4.1 4.3 2.7
Missing 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of women 500 1,556 1,896 1,665 1,193 726 1,136 8,671
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Notes: 1 Includes current pregnancy
2 Wants next birth within 2 years
3 Wants to delay next birth for 2 or more years
4 Includes both female and male sterilization
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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