Indonesia: Young Adult Reproductive Health Survey 2007

The 2007 Indonesia Young Adult Reproductive Health Survey (IYARHS) is the second national survey on Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) in Indonesia. The survey is a sub-sample of the 2007 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) which was carried out through cooperation between the National Family Planning Coordinating Board and Central Board of Statistics (BPS) and Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. 

In the 2007 Indonesia Young Adult Reproductive Health Survey (IYARHS), a total of 19,311 young adults were interviewed; 10,830 males and 8,481 females. Sixty-five percent of survey respondents are age 15-19 and 35 percent are age 20-24. There are more males than females in the sample (56 and 44 percent, respectively). These are the same proportions as in the general unmarried population age 15-24. Female respondents are more likely to live in urban areas (56 percent), while male respondents are more likely to live in rural areas (52 percent). Unmarried women are more likely to live in urban areas than men.