Key Statistics from the NSFG (from A to Z)
NSFG homepage | NSFG A B C Listing
R Listing
- Remarriage
- Rhythm method
- Risk behaviors for STD/HIV - See STD/HIV risk
Remarriage
- Probability of remarriage among women 15-44 years of age within 5 years of divorce, 1995: 54%
- Probability of second marriage disruption
among women 15-44 years of age within 5 years of second marriage,
1995: 23%
Source: Series 23, No. 22, Tables 37 and 41
Rhythm method
NOTE: In "Rhythm or safe period by calendar," a woman's fertile period is determined by counting the days from the start of her period that month. The woman abstains from sexual intercourse on her fertile days.
- Rhythm method use among women 15-44 years of
age who have ever had intercourse, 2002:
- Percent of women who have ever used the rhythm method: 16.2%
- Percent of women currently using the rhythm method: 0.7%
Source: Series 23, No. 25, Tables 53 and 56
Page Last Modified: October 15, 2008
Contact Us
National Survey of Family
Growth Staff
Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
7th Floor
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 458-4222
National Center for Health
Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone:
1-800-232-4636
cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A
Tel: (404) 639-3311 / Public Inquiries: (404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435