1 in 10 Filipina teens is a mom - gov't

MANILA, Philippines - One in every 10 Filipina aged 15 to 19 years has given birth, a statement from the  Philippines Statistics Authority- National Statistical Coordination Board (PSA-NSCB) said Thursday.

Citing the 2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS) conducted by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and the Demographic Research Development ZFoundation, the PSA-NSCB added that 2.6 percent of Filipino teens in the same age group are alraedy pregnant with her first child, while 13.6 percent have begun childbearing.

"Among the males, three out of four have watched pornographic movies/videos, while only two out of five females have done the same. In terms of engaging in premarital sex (PMS), more males have engaged in PMS at 35.5 percent compared to females at 28.7 percent," the statement said.

More than half of female Filipino youth (56 percent) have a social networking account, while only half of the males have an account. Only two percent, meanwhile, for both females and males have a personal blog.

Meanhile, according to the PSA's Fact Sheet on Women and Men in the Philippines, there were more males (46.5 million) than females (45.6 million) in the Philippines in 2010.

Women, however, live longer with life expectancy of 73.1 years, compared to men's 67.6 years.

Citing 2008 data, the PSA added women also lead men in terms of education, as 88.7 of them (with ages 10 to 64 years) have 88.7 percent functional litercay rate, higher than men's 84.2 percent.

For basic literacy rate, Filipino women (10 years and over) also have the edge, with 96.1 of them having basic literacy rate, higher than men's 95.1 percent.

The data showed that 22.3 percent of women have completed college eduaction or higher, while 18.2 percent of men completed the same.

Using the 2012-2013 data from the Commission on Higher Education, the NSCB said the most common field of study for women is business administration, and information technology for men.

The data, meanwhile from the National Statistics Office,  also found that a household led by  a woman has an annual average income of P258,000, higher than a man-led household with P228,000. Expenditures in a household led by woman also amount to P207, 000, still higher than P188,000 in a household led by a man.

A household led by a woman also saves much more with a P51,000 annual savings, while a man-led household nets annual savings worth P39,000.