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About the National Data
Data
Data Source: National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC/NCHS
Baseline: 24.1 percent of sexually active females aged 15 to 19 years used a most or moderately effective method of contraception at last intercourse, as reported in 2015-17
Target: 36.8 percent
Methodology
Questions used to obtain the national baseline data
Numerator:
METH12M1-METH12M4
are recodes that measure contraceptive method use at last sex in the past 12 months.
- Pill
- Condom
- Partner's vasectomy
- Female sterilizing operation/tubal ligation
- Withdrawal
- Depo-Provera injectable
- Implant (Norplant, Implanon, or Nexplanon)
- Calendar rhythm, Standard Days, or Cycle Beads method
- Safe period by temperature or cervical mucus test (Two Day, Billings Ovulation, or Sympto-thermal Method)
- Diaphragm
- Female condom, vaginal pouch
- Foam
- 15 Suppository, insert
- IUD, coil, loop
- Emergency contraception
- Other method
- Respondent sterile (aside from sterilizing operation above)
- Respondent's partner sterile (aside from vasectomy above)
- Lunelle injectable
- Contraceptive patch
- Contraceptive ring
Denominator:
SEXP3MO
is a recode that measures whether respondent had sex in the past 3 months.
- Yes
- No
AGER
: Respondent age at interview (Recode): 15-19
Methodology notes
Females are considered to have used a condom and hormonal or intrauterine method at last intercourse if they reported they were sexually active; partner used a condom and they used either birth control pills, hormonal injections, hormonal implants, hormonal patch, vaginal ring, or IUD at their last intercourse. Sexually active refers to females who have had intercourse in the 3 months prior to interview.