Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth
I Listing
- Impaired fecundity
- Implant contraceptives
- Infertility
- Infertility services
- Injectable contraceptives (Depo-ProveraTM and LunelleTM) - See also Contraception
- Intended pregnancy
- IUD (intrauterine device) - See also Contraception
Impaired fecundity
NOTE: The difference between impaired fecundity and infertility: In the report cited below, "infertility" is presented only for married couples and refers only to problems getting pregnant. "Impaired fecundity" is presented for all women, regardless of marital status, and includes problems getting pregnant and problems carrying a baby to term.
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
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Percent of women 15-44 years of age (of all marital statuses) who have impaired fecundity (i.e., who are not surgically sterile, and for whom it is difficult or impossible to get pregnant or carry a pregnancy to term) | 11.8% | 10.9% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 67 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Percent of currently married, childless women 15-44 years of age who have impaired fecundity by current age:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
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Total 15-44 years | 25.3% | 21.2% |
15-29 years | 17.3% | 11.0% |
30-34 years | 24.5% | 14.2% |
35-39 years | 33.9% | 39.3% |
40-44 years | 42.8% | 47.1% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 68 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Implant contraceptives
Hormonal implant (NorplantTM) contraceptive use among women 15-44 years of age who have ever had sexual intercourse, 2002 and 2006-2008:
- Percent of women who have ever used hormonal implant (NorplantTM) contraceptives: 2.1% (2002) and 1.4% (2006-2008)
- Percent of women who ever used NorplantTM who discontinued (stopped) use, 2002: 41.6%
- Leading reason for discontinuing (stopping) NorplantTM use, 2002: side effects (70.6%)
Sources:
Series 23, No. 25, Tables 53 and 66 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
Series 23, No. 29, Table 3 [PDF - 1.5 MB]
Infertility
NOTE: The difference between impaired fecundity and infertility: In the report cited below, "infertility" is presented only for married couples and refers only to problems getting pregnant. "Impaired fecundity" is presented for all women, regardless of marital status, and includes problems getting pregnant and problems carrying a baby to term.
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
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Percent of all married women 15-44 years of age who are infertile (i.e., who are not surgically sterile, and have had at least 12 consecutive months of unprotected sexual intercourse without becoming pregnant) | 7.4% | 6.0% |
Percent of currently married, childless women 15-44 years of age who are infertile by current age:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
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Total 15-44 years | 16.6% | 14.0% |
15-29 years | 11.0% | 8.1% |
30-34 years | 16.9% | 9.1% |
35-39 years | 22.6% | 24.7% |
40-44 years | 27.4% | 29.7% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 69 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Infertility services
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
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Percent of women 15-44 years of age who have ever received any infertility services | 11.9% (7.3 million) | 11.9% (7.4 million) |
Percent of women 15-44 years of age who have ever received infertility services, by type of service:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
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Advice | 6.1% | 6.5% |
Medical help to prevent miscarriage | 5.5% | 4.9% |
Tests on woman or man | 4.8% | 5.1% |
Ovulation drugs | 3.8% | 4.0% |
Artificial insemination | 1.1% | 1.2% |
Percent of childless women 15-44 years of age who have ever received any infertility service, by current age:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
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Total 15-44 years | 7.1% | 6.5% |
15-29 years | 2.9% | 3.2% |
30-34 years | 17.3% | 15.3% |
35-39 years | 15.2% | 20.1% |
40-44 years | 29.1% | 24.0% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 97 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Injectable contraceptives
See also Contraception
Injectable contraceptive use among women 15-44 years of age, 2006-2008:
- Depo-ProveraTM (3-month injectable)1
- Percent of women who have ever used Depo-ProveraTM: 22.2%
- Percent of all women currently using Depo-ProveraTM: 2.0%
- Percent of women who ever used Depo-ProveraTM who discontinued (stopped) use: 43.4%
- Leading reason for discontinuing (stopping) Depo-ProveraTM: side effects (75.5% of those who stopped using it)
- LunelleTM (1-month injectable)2
- Percent of women who have ever used LunelleTM: 1.9%
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 29, Tables 1, 4, and 15 [PDF - 1.5 MB]
2Series 23, No. 29, Table 1 [PDF - 1.5 MB]
Intended pregnancy
Births reported by females
Percent of births that were intended, mistimed, or unwanted by the mother (births in the 5 years before the interview):
1982 | 1988 | 2002 | 2006-2010 | |
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Intended (i.e., pregnancy that the mother wanted to have when she became pregnant) | 63.5% | 60.9% | 65.1% | 62.9% |
Mistimed (i.e., pregnancy that the mother wanted to have but it occurred too soon) | 26.7% | 26.7% | 20.8% | 23.3% |
Unwanted (i.e., pregnancy that the mother did not want ever) | 9.8% | 12.4% | 14.1% | 13.8% |
Source: NHSR No. 55, Table 1 [PDF - 417 KB]
Births reported by males
Percent of births that were intended, mistimed, unwanted by the father (births in the 5 years before the interview:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
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Intended (i.e., pregnancy that the father wanted to have at approximately the time partner became pregnant) | 65.2% | 62.5% |
Mistimed (i.e., pregnancy that the father wanted to have but it occurred too soon) | 24.8% | 26.1% |
Unwanted (i.e., pregnancy that the father did not want ever) | 8.6% | 10.3% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 8 [PDF - 3.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
IUD (intrauterine device)
See also Contraception
IUD use among women 15-44 years of age who have ever had sexual intercourse, 2006-2008:
- Percent of women who have ever used an IUD: 7.4%
- Percent of women currently using an IUD: 3.4%
Source: Series 23, No. 29, Tables 1 and 4 [PDF - 1.5 MB]
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