National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Updates

National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Updates

National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Updates

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 09/05/2013 10:36 AM EDT

Dear Colleagues,

A new report, “Use of Family Planning and Related Medical Services Among women Aged 15-44 in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2006-2010,”  is now available on the NSFG webpage www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg.htm or more directly at  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr068.pdf.

The report, by NSFG team analysts Gladys Martinez, Anjani Chandra, Isaedmarie Febo-Vazquez, and William Mosher, describes  trends and patterns in the use of family planning and related medical services in the 12 months before the interview among women in the United States using the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG).  The report also presents data on the types of providers used for these services.

The abstract for the report is shown below.

Use of Family Planning and Related Medical Services among Women Aged 15-44 in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2010           

Objective -- This report presents national estimates of use of family planning services and related medical services among women 15-44 years of age in the United States in 2006-2010. Selected indicators are compared with similar measures for 2002 and 1995 to look at changes over time.

Methods -- Data for this report come primarily from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), which included 12,279 interviews with women aged 15-44. The response rate for women in the 2006-2010 NSFG was 78%. 

Results -- In 2006-2010, 43 million women aged 15-44 received a family planning or related medical service in the previous 12 months. A Pap test and a pelvic exam were the most common services received by women in the previous year, followed by a method of birth control. About 18% of women received a family planning or related medical service from a clinic in the past 12 months and half of these women received it from a Title X-funded clinic. In contrast, 53% of women received a family planning or related medical service in the past 12 months from a private doctor. Use of Title X-funded clinics was more common among women in cohabiting unions, black and Hispanic women, those who live in nonmetropolitan areas, those below the poverty level and those without health insurance.

If you have any questions about this report, please contact Gladys (gmartinez@cdc.gov) or Anjani (achandra@cdc.gov).   

Please keep an eye on NCHS’s running list of forthcoming reports that we try to update frequently: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/calendar/2013_schedule.htm. We will of course also keep you posted on forthcoming reports of interest.

Best regards from the NSFG team: Joyce Abma, Anjani Chandra, Casey Copen, Isaedmarie Febo-Vázquez, Kim Daniels, Jill Daugherty, Jo Jones, Gladys Martinez, and Bill Mosher.