Posted at 08/09/2011 6:41 PM | Updated as of 08/10/2011 11:39 AM
The nationwide poll, which was conducted from June 3 to 6 among 1,200 adults, showed that 82% of respondents agreed with the following statement: "The choice of a family planning method is a personal choice of couples and no one should intefere with it."
This is 21 points higher compared to November 1990, when only 61% concurred with the said statement, reported SWS media partner BusinessWorld, which published the survey results on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, only 9% of respondents were undecided and 8% disagreed, much lower compared to the 26% and 13%, respectively, found in the 1990 survey.
On government's role and the use of condoms
The survey also showed that 73% of respondents want the government to provide couples with information on "all legal methods" of family planning.
This is 18 points higher compared to the November 1990 poll.
Sixty-eight percent, on the other hand, believed that "the government should fund all means of family planning, may it be natural or artificial means."
A little over half of the respondents disagreed that the use of condoms (51%), pills (52%) and intra-uterine devices (51%) can also be considered as abortion.
Meanwhile, 46% of them said including family planning in the school curriculum will not make the youth sexually promiscuous.
The controversial Reproductive Health Bill, which is currently pending in Congress, promotes natural and artificial means of family planning and sex education in schools, among others.
Several groups and celebrities have voiced support for the bill amid strong opposition from the Catholic Church. The Philippines is a predominantly conservative Catholic country.
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/08/09/11/family-planning-personal-choice-survey
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