Table 7.8 Mean ideal number of children for all women, by age and background characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Mean ideal number of children by background characteristics)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Age
Background -----------------------------------------------------
characteristic 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Residence
Urban 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.5 2.8
Rural 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.2
Region
National Capital Region 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.6
Cordillera Admin Region 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.6 4.2 3.6 4.0 3.4
I - Ilocos Region 2.4 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.1
II - Cagayan Valley 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.0
III - Central Luzon 2.0 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.5 2.8
IVA - Calabarzon 2.5 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 2.8
IVB - Mimaropa 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.2
V - Bicol Region 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.1
VI - Western Visayas 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.8 2.9
VII - Central Visayas 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.8 2.9
VIII - Eastern Visayas 2.7 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.3 3.2
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.0
X - Northern Mindanao 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.0
XI - Davao Peninsula 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.6 2.9
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.1
ARMM 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.5 3.6 4.0 4.1 3.1
Caraga 3.8 4.0 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.2 4.7
Education
No education 2.7 3.0 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.9 4.3 3.5
Elementary 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.1
High school 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.0
College or higher 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.5 2.8
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.4 2.7
Second 3.0 3.3 4.8 4.4 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.6
Middle 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.4
Fourth 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 2.8
Highest 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.8
Total 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
Related Tables | Demographic and Health Index