Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth - I Listing
Impaired fecundity
| 2015-2017 | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of all women 15-49 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) |
13.1% (0.59) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of women 15-49 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), by parity and age:
| 2015-2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0 births | 1 or more births | |
| Total 15-49 years | 14.2% (1.04) | 12.3% (0.83) |
| 15-29 years | 9.4% (0.97) | 11.7% (1.42) |
| 30-39 years | 24.1% (4.54) | 11.5% (0.89) |
| 40-49 years | 33.9% (5.36) | 13.3% (1.88) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of currently married women 15-49 years of age who have impaired fecundity, by parity:
| 2015-2017 | |
|---|---|
| Total married women 15-49 | 16.2% (0.59) |
| Married women with 0 births | 26.7% (3.19) |
| Married women with 1 or more births | 13.8% (1.27) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Infertility
Percentage of married women 15-49 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 parity:
| 2015-2017 | |
|---|---|
| Total married women 15-49 | 8.8% (1.09) |
| Married women with 0 births | 19.0% (3.16) |
| Married women with 1 or more births | 6.5% (1.13) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Infertility services
| 2015-2017 | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of women 15-49 years of age who have ever received any infertility services | 12.7% (0.93) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of women 15-49 years of age who have ever received infertility services, by type of service:
| 2015-2017 | |
|---|---|
| Medical help to get pregnant | 9.5% (0.80) |
| Advice | 6.7% (0.68) |
| Tests on woman or man | 5.8% (0.60) |
| Ovulation drugs | 4.3% (0.41) |
| Surgery to treatment on blocked tubes | 0.8% (0.21) |
| Artificial insemination | 2.0% (0.28) |
| Assisted Reproductive Technology | 0.6% (0.18) |
| Any medical help to prevent miscarriage | 5.1% (0.63) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of women 15-49 years of age who have ever received any infertility service, by parity and age:
| 2015-2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0 births | 1 or more births | |
| Total 15-49 years | 6.3% (0.73) | 17.3% (1.28) |
| 15-29 years | 2.7% (0.51) | 10.3% (2.04) |
| 30-39 years | 13.8% (3.36) | 18.3% (1.79) |
| 40-49 years | 20.5% (4.25) | 19.7% (2.34) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Intendedness of pregnancy
Intendedness of births as reported by women
Percentage of births in the 5 years before the interview that were intended, mistimed, or unwanted at conception among women 15-49 years of age at time of interview:
| 2015-2017 | |
|---|---|
| Intended (i.e., pregnancy that the mother wanted to have when she became pregnant) | 63.3% (1.16) |
| Mistimed (i.e., pregnancy that the mother wanted to have but it occurred too soon) | 22.9% (0.68) |
| Mistimed – Less than 2 years too soon | 6.8% (0.48) |
| Mistimed – 2 years or more too soon | 15.7% (0.70) |
| Unwanted (i.e., pregnancy that the mother did not want ever) | 13.8% (0.85) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Intendedness of births as reported by men
Percentage of births in the 5 years before the interview that were intended, mistimed, or unwanted at conception among men 15-49 years of age at time of interview:
| 2015-2017 | |
|---|---|
| Intended (i.e., pregnancy that the father wanted to have when the partner became pregnant) | 70.3% (2.32) |
| Mistimed (i.e., pregnancy that the father wanted to have but it occurred too soon) | 18.4% (1.89) |
| Unwanted (i.e., pregnancy that the father did not want ever) | 11.3% (1.60) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS