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TableTable3Unmet need for contraceptionUnmet need for modern contraception for <strong>the</strong> purpose oflimit<strong>in</strong>g births <strong>in</strong>creased from 25 per cent <strong>in</strong> 1988 to 36 percent <strong>in</strong> 2004, <strong>and</strong> all subgroups <strong>and</strong> states registered verysignificant <strong>in</strong>creases <strong>in</strong> unmet need, except for those aged30-39 years. Paradoxically, while <strong>the</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese <strong>and</strong> Indianshad a much higher CPR than Malays, <strong>the</strong>y also had higherunmet need for contraception, as shown <strong>in</strong> Table 4. Thismay be attributed to a higher proportion want<strong>in</strong>g to stopchildbear<strong>in</strong>g among Ch<strong>in</strong>ese (80%) <strong>and</strong> Indians (73%) ascompared with Malays (48%).The level of unmet need for contraception <strong>in</strong> Sabah<strong>and</strong> Sarawak was slightly lower than that of Pen<strong>in</strong>sularMalaysia. The Ch<strong>in</strong>ese <strong>in</strong> Sabah <strong>and</strong> Sarawak also hadhigher unmet need for contraception compared withMalays (Table 5).The urban-rural differential <strong>in</strong> unmet need for contraception248