Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth
D Listing
- Depo-ProveraTM - See Injectable contraceptives
- Discontinuation of contraceptive methods
- Divorce and marital disruption
- Marriage disruption
- Attitudes about divorce - See Attitudes: Marriage and cohabitation
- Douching, vaginal
Discontinuation of contraceptive methods
Percent of women 15-44 years of age in 2006-2008 ever using specified method who discontinued (stopped) use due to dissatisfaction, and leading reason for discontinuation:
- Pill:
- Percent stopping use: 30.1%
- Leading reason: Side effects (63.7%)
- Condom:
- Percent stopping use: 10.8%
- Leading reasons: Partner didn't like it (41.4%); decreased the woman's sexual pleasure (40.0%)
- Depo-ProveraTM:
- Percent stopping use: 43.4%
- Leading reason: Side effects (73.5%)
- Contraceptive patch:
- Percent stopping use: 50.4%
- Leading reason: Side effects (42.2%)
Source: Series 23, No. 29, Table 15 [PDF - 1.5 MB]
Divorce and marital disruption
Marriage disruption
Probability of first marriage disruption by duration of marriage among women 15-44 years of age:
1995 | 2002 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|---|
By 5 years | 20% | 22% | 20% |
By 10 years | 33% | 36% | 32% |
By 15 years | 43% | * | 40% |
By 20 years | 50% | * | 48% |
Source: NHSR 49, Table 5 [PDF - 419 KB]
* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision
Probability that a separation from a first marriage transitions to a divorce by duration of separation among women 15-44 years of age:
1995 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|
By 1 year | 54% | 53% |
By 3 years | 84% | 79% |
By 5 years | 91% | 86% |
Source: NHSR 49, Table 8 [PDF - 419 KB]
Probability of second marriage disruption by duration of remarriage among women 15-44 years of age:
19951 | 2006-20102 | |
---|---|---|
By 1 year | 5% | 10% |
By 5 years | 23% | 31% |
By 10 years | 39% | 46% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 22, Table 21 [PDF - 5.6 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Douching, vaginal
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
---|---|---|
Percent of women 15-44 years of age who douched at all in the 12 months before the interview | 32.2% | 23.2% |
Sources:
1 Series 23, No. 25, Table 106 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2 Special tabulation by NCHS
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Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
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- NSFG@cdc.gov