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Reduce the proportion of births occurring within 24 months of a previous birth.

Target: 6 percent.

Baseline: 11 percent of females aged 15 to 44 years gave birth within 24 months of a previous birth in 1995.

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC, NCHS.

Females Aged 15 to 44 Years, 1995

New Birth
Occurred Within
24 Months of
Previous Birth

Percent

TOTAL

11

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native

DSU

Asian or Pacific Islander

DSU

Asian

DSU

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

DSU

Black or African American

14

White

10

 

Hispanic or Latino

14

Not Hispanic or Latino

10

Black or African American

14

White

10

Family income level (aged 20 to 44 years)

Poor

20

Near poor

11

Middle/high income

7

Disability status

Persons with disabilities

DNC

Persons without disabilities

DNC

Select populations

Age groups

15 to 19 years

9

20 to 24 years

14

25 to 29 years

10

30 to 34 years

11

35 to 39 years

10

40 to 44 years

DSU

Marital status

Currently married

11

Formerly married

13

Never married

11

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.