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Philippines Family Planning Survey 1996

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
1996 Family Planning Survey (FPS)
Provider 
Philippines Statistics Authority
Tabulations only
Geography 
Philippines (PHL)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
07/1996 - 07/1996
Series or system 
Philippines Family Planning Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
Summary 

The purpose of this survey was to investigate family planning and contraceptive use practices in order to inform policy and programs. This survey was conducted as an addendum to the Labor Force Survey (LFS). The sample for this data collection included women ages 15-49 years within households participating in the LFS.

The data were collected through either an in-person interviews or a self-completed questionnaire. The questionnaire focused on reproductive history and contraceptive methods. The sample size for this survey was 47,459 women.

Keywords 
Birth control pills, Community health clinics, Condoms, Contraceptives, Diaphragms, Family planning, Fertility, Health care access, Health facilities, IUDs, Injectable contraceptives, Live births, Marital status, Multiple births, Nonprofits, Pharmacies, Postpartum amenorrhea, Pregnancy, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Sexual sterilization, Skilled birth attendants, Spermicides, Traditional birth control
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 19, 2022