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Increase the proportion of females at risk of unintended pregnancy (and their partners) who use contraception.

Target: 100 percent.

Baseline: 93 percent of females aged 15 to 44 years at risk of unintended pregnancy used contraception in 1995.

Target setting method: Total coverage.

Data source: National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC, NCHS.

Females Aged 15 to 44 Years at Risk of
Unintended Pregnancy, 1995

Used
Contraception

Percent

TOTAL

93

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native

DSU

Asian or Pacific Islander

DSU

Asian

DSU

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

DSU

Black or African American

90

White

93

 

Hispanic or Latino

91

Not Hispanic or Latino

93

Black or African American

90

White

93

Family income level

Poor

92

Near poor

91

Middle/high income

93

Select populations

Age groups

15 to 19 years

81

20 to 24 years

91

25 to 29 years

94

30 to 34 years

94

35 to 39 years

95

40 to 44 years

93

Marital status

Currently married

95

Formerly married

92

Never married

88

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.