National Survey of Family Growth

Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth – F Listing

 

Family planning and related medical services

F Listing Table
2015-2017 2017-2019
Percent (SE)
Percentage of women 15-49 years of age who received at least one family planning
or medical service from a medical care provider in the last 12 months
70.9 (1.13) 67.8 (1.09)

Note: Receipt of at least one family planning or medical service from a medical provider in the last 12 months includes receiving any of the following services: pelvic exam, Pap test, STD test, birth control method, birth control check-up or test, pregnancy test, birth control counseling, prenatal care, post-partum, emergency contraception, abortion, counseling about emergency contraception, and counseling about sterilizations.

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Family planning and related medical services received in the last 12 months among women 15-49 years of age

F Listing Table
2015-2017 2017-2019
Percent (SE)
Pelvic exam
54.1 (1.13)
50.4 (1.27)
Pap test
53.4 (1.30)
49.0 (1.20)
STD test
32.4 (1.29)
32.1 (1.20)
Birth control method
29.5 (1.03)
28.9 (1.12)
Birth control check-up or test
22.9 (0.89)
21.7 (0.94)
Pregnancy test
20.2 (0.68)
18.0 (0.93)
Birth control counseling
18.3 (0.93)
16.7 (0.85)
Prenatal Care
6.1 (0.46)
4.4 (0.37)
Post-pregnancy care
5.7 (0.49)
3.7 (0.31)
Emergency contraception
2.8 (0.43)
2.4 (0.27)
Sterilization counseling
2.4 (0.27)
2.5 (0.27)
Emergency contraception counseling
2.0 (0.29)
1.9 (0.24)
Abortion
0.6 (0.21)
0.4 (0.11)

Note: Services are shown in approximate order of prevalence in 2015-2019.

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Father’s living arrangement with his children

Percent distribution of men 15-49 by living arrangement with his biological or adopted children aged 18 or younger (if any)

F Listing Table
2015-2017 2017-2019
Percent (SE)
Lives with all his biological or adopted children 18 or younger
33.8 (1.35)
33.3 (1.50)
Lives with none of his biological or adopted children 18 or younger
5.1 (0.49)
5.3 (0.48)
Lives with some of his biological or adopted children 18 or younger
4.9 (0.51)
3.9 (0.49)
Has no biological or adopted children 18 or younger, or has never had children
56.1 (1.35)
57.4 (1.70)

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Forced or nonvoluntary intercourse for women and men

F Listing Table
2015-2017 2017-2019
Percent (SE)
Percentage of women 18-49 years of age ever forced by a male to have sexual intercourse at some time in their lives
18.8 (0.90)
21.2 (0.99)

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS based on ACASI questions.

 

F Listing Table
2015-2017 2017-2019
Percent (SE)
Percentage of women 18-49 years of age who ever had sexual intercourse, whose first intercourse was not voluntary
6.5 (0.65)
7.0 (0.52)

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS based on ACASI questions.

 

Percentage of men 18-49 years of age ever forced:

F Listing Table
2015-2017 2017-2019
Percent (SE)
by a female to have sexual intercourse at some time in their lives
4.3 (0.36)
5.1 (0.52)
by another male to have sex at some time in their lives
2.3 (0.44)
2.1 (0.31)
by a male or female to have sex at some time in their lives
6.1 (0.51)
6.7 (0.63)

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS based on ACASI questions.

 

Page last reviewed: June 29, 2022