Table 1.

Demographic and contraceptive characteristics of female interview respondents in ‘first sex’ and ‘living children’ sampling groups, N = 24

ID	Sampling groups	Sampling strata	Age at first sex	Age at first union	No. children	Modern methods ever used	Traditional methods ever used
1	First sex	Earlier	16	19	5	Condom, Pills	Withdrawal
2	First sex	Earlier	18	24	1	Condom	Calendar rhythm, Withdrawal
3	First sex	Earlier	14	15	5	Pills, Injection	†
4	First sex	Earlier	16	16	3	Pills	†
5	First sex	Later	26	28	1	†	Withdrawal
6	First sex	Later	23	27	2	Pills	†
7	First sex	Later	23	#	0	Pills	†
8	First sex	Later	22	#	0	†	†
9	First sex	Predicted	23	#	0	Condom	Withdrawal
10	First sex	Predicted	27	27	3	Pills, Condom	†
11	First sex	Predicted	19	26	2	IUD	†
12	First sex	Predicted	20	22	4	†	Withdrawal
13	Living children	More	19	19	3	Pills	†
14	Living children	More	18	18	6	Unspecified (maybe Pills)	†
15	Living children	More	16	22	3	†	Withdrawal
16	Living children	More	14	15	6	Pills	†
17	Living children	Fewer	19	19	0	†	†
18	Living children	Fewer	16	16	0	†	†
19	Living children	Fewer	16	16	0	†	†
20	Living children	Fewer	18	18	1	IUD, Injection, Pills, LAM	†
21	Living children	Predicted	23	23	2	Pills	Withdrawal
22	Living children	Predicted	17	17	3	Pills	Withdrawal
23	Living children	Predicted	18	18	4	IUD, Pills	†
24	Living children	Predicted	15	16	2	Condom, Pills	Withdrawal

^#No union by the time of interview

^†No use of contraceptive type reported by interview.

Modern methods classified as: iUD, Pills, Injection and Male Condom. LAM=lactational amenorrhoea method (note that LAM is considered a modern contraceptive method in the Philippines; PSA & ICF, 2018, p. 8).

Traditional methods classified as: Calendar rhythm and Withdrawal.