Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth - N Listing
- Nonmarital childbearing – See Births (as reported by women) and Births (as reported by men)
- Nonvoluntary sexual intercourse – See Forced or nonvoluntary intercourse for women and men
- NorplantTM implant – See Contraception
- Number of children ever born – See Births (as reported by women) and Births (as reported by men)
- Number of sexual partners in lifetime
Number of sexual partners in lifetime
Median number of opposite-sex partners in lifetime among sexually experienced women and men aged 25-49 years of age:
| 2015-2017 | |
|---|---|
| Women | 4.1 (0.15) |
| Men | 6.4 (0.29) |
Note: Based on ACASI variables for numbers of opposite-sex partners. Sexually experienced in ACASI means respondent has had vaginal, oral, or anal sex with a partner of the opposite sex.
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percent distribution of sexually experienced women and men 25-49 years of age by number of opposite-sex sexual partners in lifetime
| Women 25-49 | Men 25-49 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 partner | 18.6% (1.44) | 11.7% (1.40) |
| 2-4 partners | 30.0% (1.21) | 22.7% (1.12) |
| 5-9 partners | 27.8% (1.21) | 24.8% (1.40) |
| 10-14 partners | 11.5% (0.83) | 12.5% (1.02) |
| 15 or more partners | 12.1% (0.95) | 28.4% (1.37) |
Note: Based on ACASI variables for numbers of opposite-sex partners. Sexually experienced in ACASI means respondent has had vaginal, oral, or anal sex with a partner of the opposite sex.
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Page last reviewed: November 6, 2019
Content source: National Center for Health Statistics