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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Contraceptive use in the United States: 1982-90.

AUTHORS

Peterson LS

SOURCE

ADVANCE DATA. 1995 Feb 14;(260):1-15.

ABSTRACT

Trends in contraceptive use by age, race, marital status, and pregnancy intention between 1982 and 1990 are based

on the US National Surveys of Family Growth in 1982, 1988, and 1990. Contraceptive use rates are calculated per all

women aged 15-44 years, per women at risk of unintended pregnancy, and per contraceptors. The findings show

59% of women aged 15-44 years are using contraception (34.9 million in 1988 and 34.5 million in 1990). Condom

use increased from 9% in 1988 to 11% in 1990. Pill use declined from 19% to 17%. "Other" nonusers (24%) are the

bulk of nonusers (41%) and include 90% of women who have never had sexual intercourse, 7% who are sexually

experienced but have not had intercourse during the preceding month, and 8% sexually active but noncontracepting

women. Contraceptive use among women aged 15-19 years remains stable at 32%, but use increased among

women aged 15-17 years from 20% to 24%. Adolescents who are sexually active and not using contraception

increased from 8% in 1988 to 22% in 1990. The proportion not sexually active within the past month declined from

23% to 10%. The increased use of the condom is attributed to increased use among Black women; Black women

also increased use of sterilization. Sexually active, noncontracepting White women increased from 3% to 8%, while

a similar proportion of Black and Hispanic women remained constant. Changes in contraceptive status are mostly

among never married women (a decrease from 32% to 26% among women who have never had intercourse and an

increase from 5% to 11% among sexually active and noncontracepting women). Never married women increased

condom use and decreased pill use. 67% of women aged 15-44 years are at risk of unintended pregnancy, of which

12% are not using contraception. Increased risk changed for noncontracepting, never married women from 9% to

22%, and for noncontracepting, never married White women from 5% to 11%. Condom use among adolescents

increased from 33% to 44%. Pill use among adolescents aged 15-17 years declined. Contraception among

adolescents amounts to 52% using the pill and 44% using the condom. Use of contraception at first intercourse

among adolescents is 71%. Condom use increased and pill use decreased among less educated women.

Contraception increased with rising numbers of children. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2504-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Contraceptive use in the United States: 1982-90.", is(are)

Peterson LS. The source of this article is "ADVANCE DATA. 1995 Feb 14;(260):1-15.". This article was published in

1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2504-06. All rights reserved with

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