Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth
C Listing
- Child care arrangements
- Working mothers
- Attitudes about work and family - See Attitudes: Work and family
- Child support (financial)
- Childbearing - See Births (mothers) and Births (fathers)
- Childlessness
- Children ever born/fathered - See Births (mothers) and Births (fathers)
- Cigarette smoking in the last 12 months
- Cigarette smoking during pregnancy
- Cohabitation with the opposite sex
- Current cohabitation status
- Ever cohabited
- Outcome of first premarital cohabitation
- Attitudes about cohabitation - See Attitudes: Marriage and cohabitation
- Condom use - See also Contraception
- Condom use at first sex
- Consistency of condom use
- Attitudes about condom use - See Attitudes: Condom use
- Contraception
Child care arrangements
Working mothers
Child care arrangements of working mothers 15-44 years of age with at least one child under 13 years of age:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
---|---|---|
Grandparent or other relative | 35.1% | 40.3% |
Day care center or preschool | 22.6% | 23.0% |
Nonrelative | 16.7% | 13.4% |
Before or after school care | 10.0% | 11.6% |
Other parent or stepparent | 7.3% | 9.8% |
Child's brother or sister | 5.6% | 6.0% |
Family day care | 3.8% | 4.1% |
Kindergarten or school | 6.9% | 13.9% |
Child cares for self, Head Start, or other arrangement | 4.0% | 4.5% |
Note: Percentages add to more than 100 because more than one response was allowed.
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 80 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Child support (financial)
Frequency of child support
Frequency of child support reported by fathers 15-44 years of age who have at least one child under 19 years of age who does not live with him:
Does not contribute | Contributes once in a while | Contributes on a regular basis | |
---|---|---|---|
20021 | 15.3% | 8.9% | 75.8% |
2006-20102 | 13.5% | 8.9% | 77.6% |
NOTE: Men with nonresident children were asked if they contributed money or child support in the last 12 months for those children.
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 77 [PDF - 3.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Amount of child support
Amount of child support given in the last 12 months by fathers 15-44 years of age who have at least one child under 19 years of age who does not live with him:
Median amount | $3,000 or less | $3,001-$5,000 | $5,001-$9,000 | More than $9,000 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
20021 | $4,250 | 36.0% | 22.9% | 23.5% | 17.6% |
2006-20102 | $6,875 | 32.4% | 24.9% | 24.6% | 18.0% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 78 [PDF - 3.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Childlessness
Childlessness status among women 15-44 years of age:
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|
Total percent of women who are childless (0 births) | 40.1% | 42.6% |
Percent who are temporarily childless (expect 1 or more) | 31.5% | 34.3% |
Percent who are voluntarily childless (expects none, physically able to have children) | 6.2% | 6.0% |
Percent who are involuntarily childless (expects none, physically unable to have children) | 2.5% | 2.3% |
Source: NHSR No. 51, Table 2 [PDF - 543 KB]
Cigarette smoking in the last 12 months
Percent distribution of women 15-44 years of age by smoking experience 12 months prior to interview:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
---|---|---|
Never smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime | 61.8% | 64.8% |
Ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime, but not in last 12 months | 10.1% | 9.6% |
Smoked in last 12 months | 28.1% | 25.6% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 99 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy
Percent of women 15-44 years of age who smoked during their most recent pregnancy occurring between January 1997 and interview in 20021: 13.4%
Percent of women 15-44 years of age who smoked during their most recent pregnancy ending between January 2002 and interview in 2006-20102: 13.9%
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 75 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Cohabitation with the opposite sex
Current cohabitation status
Percent of men and women 15-44 years of age who are currently cohabiting with an opposite sex partner:
1982 | 1995 | 2002 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women | 3.0% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 11.2% |
Men | n.a. | n.a. | 9.2% | 12.2% |
n.a.: Data not available.
Source: NHSR No. 49, Table 1 & 2 [PDF - 419 KB]
Ever cohabited
19951 | 20022-3 | 2006-20101 | |
---|---|---|---|
Percent of men 15-44 years of age who have ever cohabited with a female partner | n.a. | 48.8% | 49.0% |
Percent of women 15-44 years of age who have ever cohabited with a male partner | 41.2% | 50.0% | 52.0% |
n.a.: Data not available.
Sources:
1Special tabulation by NCHS
2Series 23, No. 26, Table 30 [PDF - 5.21 MB]
3Series 23, No. 25, Table 47 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
Outcome of first premarital cohabitation
Probability that the first premarital cohabitation will remain intact, transition to marriage, or disrupt (break up) by duration of cohabitation among women 15-44 years of age, 2006-2010:
By 1 year | By 3 years | |
---|---|---|
Remain intact | 67.0% | 32.3% |
Transition to marriage | 19.4% | 40.3% |
Disrupt (break up) | 13.6% | 27.4% |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Condom use
See also Contraception
Condom use at first sex
Percent of women and men 15-44 years of age reporting condom use at first sex:
20021-2 | 2006-20103 | |
---|---|---|
Women 15-44 years of age who ever had sexual intercourse | 42.2% | 51.6% |
Men 15-44 years of age who ever had sexual intercourse | 47.7% | 57.8% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 54 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Series 23, No. 26, Table 43 [PDF - 3.5 MB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS
Percent of teenagers 15-19 years of age reporting condom use at first sex:
2002 | 2006-2010 | |
---|---|---|
Females 15-19 of age who ever had sexual intercourse | 66.4% | 68.0% |
Males 15-19 of age who ever had sexual intercourse | 70.9% | 79.6% |
Source: Series 23, No. 31, Table 11 [PDF - 723 KB]
Consistency of condom use
Consistency of condom use (during the prior 4 weeks) among unmarried men and women 15-44 years of age who ever used a condom and who had sexual intercourse during the 4 weeks prior to interview:
None of the time | Some of the time | Every time | |
---|---|---|---|
Men, 20021 | 71.4% | 6.1% | 22.5% |
Men, 2006-20102 | 68.3% | 7.0% | 24.8% |
Women, 20023 | 72.8% | 7.4% | 19.8% |
Women, 2006-20102 | 71.6% | 7.1% | 21.3% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 48 [PDF - 3.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
3Series 23, No. 25, Table 64 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
Contraception
Ever Use of contraceptive methods:
Percentage of women who have ever used the specified contraceptive method, among women 15-44 who have ever had intercourse:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
---|---|---|
Any method of contraception | 98.2% | 99.1% |
Male condom | 89.7% | 93.4% |
Pill | 82.3% | 81.9% |
Withdrawal | 56.1% | 59.6% |
3-month injectable (Depo-ProveraTM) | 16.8% | 23.2% |
Female sterilization | 20.7% | 19.5% |
Calendar rhythm method | 16.2% | 18.1% |
Male sterilization | 13.0% | 13.3% |
Emergency contraception | 4.2% | 10.8% |
Contraceptive patch | 0.9% | 10.4% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No.25, Table 53 [PDF - 4.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Current use of contraceptive methods:
Percent of women 15-44 years of age using specified contraception in month of interview:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
---|---|---|
Not currently using contraception(currently pregnant, postpartum, trying to get pregnant, not having sex, etc.) | 38.1% | 37.8% |
Percent using any contraceptive method | 61.9% | 62.2% |
Pill | 19.2% | 17.1% |
Female sterilization | 16.7% | 16.5% |
Male condom | 14.7% | 10.2% |
Male sterilization | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Intrauterine device (IUD) | 1.3% | 3.5% |
Withdrawal | 5.4% | 3.2% |
Depo-ProveraTM | 3.3% | 2.3% |
Note: In this table, women may report using more than one method, such as condom and pill.
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 57 [PDF - 4.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Leading current contraceptive method among women 15-44 years of age by marital/cohabiting status and percent of contraceptive users using that method:
20021-2 | 2006-20103 | |
---|---|---|
Never married, not cohabiting | pill (49.4%) | pill (46.6%) |
Currently married | female sterilization (28.9%) | female sterilization (30.2%) |
Currently cohabiting | pill (33.2%) | pill (32.2%) |
Formerly married, not cohabiting | female sterilization (54.9%) | female sterilization (55.5%) |
Sources:
1Advanced Data No.350, Table 10 [PDF - 1 MB]
2Series 23, No. 25, Table 60 [PDF - 4.5 MB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS
Leading method used at first sexual intercourse:
- Leading contraceptive method used at first intercourse among men and women 15-44 years of age who ever had intercourse, 2002 and 2006-2010: male condom
Sources:
Series 23, No. 25, Table 54 (all females) [PDF - 4.5 MB]
Series 23, No. 26, Table 43 (all males) [PDF - 3.5 MB]
Series 23, No. 31, Table 11 (teenagers) [PDF - 723 KB]
Method used at last (most recent) sexual intercourse:
Contraceptive method used by men 15-44 years of age or their partner at last intercourse among men who had intercourse within 12 months of interview:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
---|---|---|
Any method | 70.5% | 75.1% |
Condom | 29.5% | 33.1% |
Pill | 25.6% | 23.8% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 50 [PDF - 3.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Contraceptive method used by women 15-44 years of age or their partner at last intercourse among women who had intercourse within 12 months of interview:
20021 | 2006-20102 | |
---|---|---|
Any method | 75.2% | 79.7% |
Condom | 23.4% | 25.3% |
Pill | 22.4% | 20.4% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 63 [PDF - 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Contact Us:
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Division of Vital Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
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Hyattsville, MD 20782 - (301) 458-4222
- NSFG@cdc.gov