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
- Intendedness of pregnancy – See also Mistimed 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.
20021-2 | 2006-20101-2 | 2011-20153 | |
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Percentage 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% | 12.1% (0.41) |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 67 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2NHSR No. 67, Table 1 [PDF – 324 KB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of all women 15-44 years of age who have impaired fecundity by current age:
20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
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Total 15-44 years | 11.8% | 10.9% | 12.1% (0.41) |
15-29 years | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.0% (0.57) |
30-34 years | 14.1% | 12.2% | 14.0% (1.06) |
35-39 years | 12.1% | 13.9% | 15.2% (1.36) |
40-44 years | 17.9% | 12.5% | 16.2% (1.24) |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 67 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2NHSR No. 67, Table 2 [PDF – 324 KB] plus special tabulation by NCHS
3Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of currently married, childless women 15-44 years of age who have impaired fecundity by current age:
20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
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Total 15-44 years | 25.3% | 21.2% | 23.6% (2.59) |
15-29 years | 17.3% | 11.0% | 15.4% (2.47) |
30-34 years | 24.5% | 14.2% | 17.9% (3.56) |
35-39 years | 33.9% | 39.3% | 40.1% (7.38) |
40-44 years | 42.8% | 47.1% | 38.9% (7.02) |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 68 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2NHSR No. 67, Table 3 [PDF – 324 KB] plus special tabulation by NCHS
3Special tabulation by NCHS
Contraceptive Implants
Hormonal contraceptive implant use among women 15-44 years of age who have ever had sexual intercourse, 2002, 2006-2010, and 2011-2015:
20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
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Percentage of women who have ever used hormonal implant contraceptives | 2.1% | 1.9% | 3.5% (0.28) |
1Includes NorplantTM. Source: Series 23, No. 25, Tables 53 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2Includes NorplantTM or ImplanonTM. Source: NHSR No. 62, Table 1 [PDF – 250 KB]
3Includes NorplantTM, ImplanonTM, or NexplanonTM. Special tabulation by NCHS
20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
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Percentage of women who have ever used hormonal implant contraceptives who discontinued (stopped) use | 41.6% | 33.0% | 28.0% (3.32) |
1Includes NorplantTM. Source: Series 23, No. 25, Tables 66 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2Includes NorplantTM or ImplanonTM. Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
3Includes NorplantTM, ImplanonTM, or NexplanonTM. Special tabulation by NCHS
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.
Percentage 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) by current age:
20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
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Total 15-44 years | 7.4% | 6.0% | 6.7% (0.52) |
15-29 years | 6.3% | 5.0% | 5.8% (0.92) |
30-34 years | 8.1% | 4.6% | 6.3% (1.14) |
35-39 years | 5.7% | 7.8% | 6.5% (1.08) |
40-44 years | 9.4% | 6.2% | 8.0% (1.31) |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 69 [PDF – 4.7 MB] [PDF – 5 MB]
2NHSR No. 67, Table 4 [PDF – 324 KB] plus special tabulation by NCHS
3Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of currently married, childless women 15-44 years of age who are infertile by current age:
20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
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Total 15-44 years | 16.6% | 14.0% | 14.2% (1.63) |
15-29 years3 | 11.0% | 8.1% | 8.7% (1.79) |
30-34 years | 16.9% | 9.1% | 11.0% (2.86) |
35-39 years | 22.6% | 24.7% | 23.0% (4.45) |
40-44 years | 27.4% | 29.7% | 26.2% (5.88) |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 69 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2NHSR No. 67, Table 4 [PDF – 324 KB] plus special tabulation by NCHS
3Special tabulation by NCHS
Infertility services
20021
Percent, Number |
2006-20102
Percent, Number |
2011-20153
Percent (SE), Number |
|
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Percentage and number of women 15-44 years of age who have ever received any infertility services | 11.9% (7.3 million) | 11.9% (7.4 million) | 12.0% (0.51), 7.3 million |
Percentage of women 15-44 years of age who have ever received infertility services, by type of service:
20021 | 2006-20103 | 2011-20153 | |
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Advice | 6.1% | 6.5% | 6.3% (0.38) |
Medical help to prevent miscarriage | 5.5% | 4.9% | 5.4% (0.34) |
Tests on woman or man | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.2% (0.36) |
Ovulation drugs | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.2% (0.32) |
Artificial insemination | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% (0.19) |
Percentage of childless women 15-44 years of age who have ever received any infertility service, by current age:
20021 | 2006-20103 | 2011-20153 | |
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Total 15-44 years | 7.1% | 6.5% | 6.9% (0.59) |
15-29 years | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.6% (0.50) |
30-34 years | 17.3% | 15.3% | 13.4% (2.46) |
35-39 years | 15.2% | 20.1% | 21.5% (3.73) |
40-44 years | 29.1% | 24.0% | 23.7% (4.45) |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 97 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2 NHSR No. 73 Table 1 [PDF – 318 KB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS
Injectable contraceptives
See also Contraception
Injectable contraceptive use among women 15-44 years of age:
- Depo-ProveraTM (3-month injectable), 2011-2015:
- Percentage of women who have ever used Depo-ProveraTM (among those who have ever had sexual intercourse): 25.4% (0.80)
- Percentage of all women currently using Depo-ProveraTM: 2.6% (0.17)
- Percentage of women who ever used Depo-ProveraTM who discontinued (stopped) use: 47.3% (1.65)
- Leading reason for discontinuing (stopping) Depo-ProveraTM use, among those who stopped using it: side effects, 72.8% (1.87)
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Intendedness of pregnancy
Births reported by females
Percentage of births in the 5 years before the interview that were intended, mistimed, or unwanted at conception among women 15-44 years of age:
20021 | 2006-20101 | 2011-20152 | |
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Intended (i.e., pregnancy that the mother wanted to have when she became pregnant) | 65.1% | 62.9% | 67.1% (1.13) |
Mistimed (i.e., pregnancy that the mother wanted to have but it occurred too soon) | 20.8% | 23.3% | 19.5% (0.85) |
Unwanted (i.e., pregnancy that the mother did not want ever) | 14.1% | 13.8% | 13.4% (0.86) |
Sources:
1NHSR No. 55, Table 1 [PDF – 417 KB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Note: Information is available for years prior to 2002 in source 1
Births reported by males
Percentage of births in the 5 years before the interview that were intended, mistimed, or unwanted at conception among men 15-44 years of age:
20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20152 | |
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Intended (i.e., pregnancy that the father wanted to have when the partner became pregnant) | 65.2% | 62.5% | 65.0% (1.56) |
Mistimed (i.e., pregnancy that the father wanted to have but it occurred too soon) | 24.8% | 26.1% | 24.2% (1.49) |
Unwanted (i.e., pregnancy that the father did not want ever) | 8.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% (1.03) |
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 2011-2015:
- Percentage of women who have ever used an IUD (among those who have ever had sexual intercourse): 15.0% (0.63)
- Percentage of all women currently using an IUD: 6.8% (0.38)
- Percentage of women who ever used IUD who discontinued (stopped) use: 26.9% (1.73)
- Leading reason for discontinuing (stopping) an IUD use, among those who stopped using it: side effects, 60.1% (3.70)
Source: Special Tabulation by NCHS
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