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Table 6 Percentage of women currently cohabiting by education and wealth quintiles in the Philippines among: (a) all women aged 25-29 years and (b) among women in a union (married or cohabiting) 25–29 years

From: The second demographic transition, 1986–2020: sub-replacement fertility and rising cohabitation—a global update

 

(a) Percentage of all women

(b) Percentage of women in a union

2003

2013

2003

2013

By education

 No education

10.6

23.0

12.5

26.0

 Primary school

10.2

27.3

12.1

32.2

 Secondary school

6.5

32.1

8.4

40.3

 Post-secondary

2.9

13.5

5.1

26.3

 Total

6.3

23.8

8.7

34.6

By wealth quintile

 Poorest

12.5

26.0

13.7

28.0

 Poor

15.5

31.8

17.2

38.0

 Middle

8.6

25.4

10.5

35.1

 Rich

7.8

24.6

11.2

41.3

 Richest

5.4

14.0

9.7

30.1

 Total

9.7

23.8

12.7

34.6

  1. Source: Courtesy of Brienna Perelli-Harris on the basis of the Demographic and Health Survey data 2003 and 2013