Table 3 Selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of women 20–24 years old who experienced adolescent sexual initiation, and adolescent pregnancy, Philippines DHS 2013

Timing of first sex

 First sex at/after first union

12.4%

[10.5,14.5]

14.5%

[12.3,17.0]

 First sex before first union

87.6%

[85.5,89.5]

85.5%

[83.0,87.7]

Level of education

 Primary or lower

15.9%

[13.8,18.3]

18.9%

[16.3,22.0]

 Secondary

57.4%

[54.5,60.3]

61.5%

[58.0,64.8]

 Higher

26.7%

[24.1,29.4]

19.6%

[17.0,22.5]

Wealth

 Lowest

20.3%

[17.8,23.2]

24.2%

[21.1,27.6]

 Second

23.5%

[20.9,26.2]

24.7%

[21.7,27.9]

 Middle

21.7%

[19.2,24.4]

21.9%

[19.0,25.0]

 Fourth

21.2%

[18.6,24.1]

19.4%

[16.5,22.6]

 Highest

13.3%

[11.2,15.7]

9.9%

[7.9,12.4]

Residence

 Urban

51.9%

[48.8,54.9]

49.5%

[45.8,53.1]

 Rural

48.1%

[45.1,51.2]

50.5%

[46.9,54.2]

Region

 NCR

16.4%

[13.9,19.2]

16.4%

[13.6,19.7]

 CAR

1.7%

[1.3,2.3]

1.7%

[1.2,2.4]

 Ilocos Region

4.2%

[3.2,5.5]

4.6%

[3.4,6.2]

 Cagayan Valley

5.0%

[4.0,6.2]

5.2%

[4.0,6.8]

 Central Luzon

9.9%

[8.0,12.1]

9.6%

[7.3,12.6]

 CALABRAZON

12.0%

[9.9,14.4]

11.3%

[9.1,14.1]

 MIMAROPA

2.2%

[1.6,3.0]

2.3%

[1.6,3.4]

 Bicol

5.0%

[3.9,6.3]

4.4%

[3.3,5.8]

 Western Visayas

5.9%

[4.7,7.5]

5.8%

[4.4,7.6]

 Central Visayas

6.5%

[5.2,8.1]

5.8%

[4.4,7.7]

 Eastern Visayas

3.5%

[2.6,4.8]

3.5%

[2.4,5.0]

 Zamboanga Peninsula

4.7%

[3.8,5.9]

5.1%

[3.9,6.6]

 Northern Mindanao

4.6%

[3.3,6.3]

4.5%

[3.1,6.5]

 Davao

6.3%

[5.1,7.9]

6.7%

[5.0,8.8]

 SOCCSKSARGEN

5.1%

[4.0,6.5]

5.5%

[4.0,7.4]

 Caraga

4.3%

[3.7,5.0]

4.2%

[3.4,5.1]

 ARMM

2.7%

[2.0,3.7]

3.3%

[2.4,4.6]

TOTAL

1175 (100.0%)

865 (100.0%)

Percentage (row)

72.6%

31.0%