Table 7.5  Percent distribution of currently married women with unmet need for family planning by preferred
           future method, Philippines 2003
           (Preferred future method of family planning among women with unmet need)

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                                     Women with unmet need
                                     for family planning
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                                          For         For    Any unmet
Preferred future method               spacing    limiting         need
of contraception
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Pill                                     29.5        21.9         25.3
IUD                                       5.6         4.4          4.9
Injections                                6.4         4.7          5.5
Condom                                    1.4         1.7          1.5
Female sterilization                      6.4         5.2          5.7
Periodic abstinence                       4.8         3.7          4.2
Withdrawal                                2.8         2.7          2.7
Other                                     0.6         0.3          0.4
LAM                                       0.2         0.0          0.1
Emergency contraception                   0.0         0.1          0.1
Symptothermal                             0.6         0.5          0.5
Don't know/missing                        1.7         0.8          1.2
Does not intend to use a method          40.2        54.1         47.8

Total                                   100.0       100.0        100.0
Number of women                           688         816        1,504

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

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