Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth – I Listing
Impaired fecundity
2015-2019 | ||
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Percent (SE), Number | ||
Percentage and number 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) | 13.4 (0.41), 9.7 million |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of women 15-49 years of age (of all marital statuses) who have impaired fecundity by parity and age:
2015-2019 | ||
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0 births | 1 or more births | |
Percent (SE) | ||
Total 15-49 years | 13.8 (0.72) | 13.1 (0.57) |
15-29 years | 9.2 (0.74) | 12.0 (1.16) |
30-39 years | 22.2 (2.35) | 12.2 (0.84) |
40-49 years | 33.4 (3.48) | 14.5 (1.17) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
2015-2019 | ||
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Percent (SE), Number | ||
Percentage and number of currently married women 15-49 years of age who have impaired fecundity | 16.3 (0.73), 4.7 million |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of currently married women 15-49 years of age who have impaired fecundity, by parity and age:
2015-2019 | ||
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0 births | 1 or more births | |
Percent (SE) | ||
Total 15-49 years | 26.0 (2.03) | 14.1 (0.90) |
15-29 years | 14.6 (2.74) | 11.8 (1.77) |
30-39 years | 27.3 (4.03) | 13.2 (1.28) |
40-49 years | 43.3 (5.08) | 15.6 (1.68) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Infertility
2015-2019 | ||
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Percent (SE), Number | ||
Percentage and number of currently 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) | 8.5 (0.65), 2.4 million |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of currently married women 15-49 years of age who are infertile, by parity and age:
2015-2019 | ||
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0 births | 1 or more births | |
Percent (SE) | ||
Total 15-49 years | 19.4 (1.92) | 6.0 (0.64) |
15-29 years | 12.6 (3.01) | 5.1 (1.16) |
30-39 years | 22.1 (3.33) | 5.7 (0.88) |
40-49 years | 26.8 (4.50) | 6.5 (1.13) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Infertility services
2015-2019 | |
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Percent (SE) | |
Percentage of women 15-49 years of age who have ever received any infertility services | 12.2 (0.59) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of women 15-49 years of age who have ever received infertility services, by type of service:
2015-2019 | |
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Percent (SE) | |
Medical help to get pregnant | 8.9 (0.49) |
Advice | 6.7 (0.40) |
Tests on woman or man | 5.6 (0.40) |
Ovulation drugs | 4.0 (0.26) |
Surgery to treatment on blocked tubes | 0.7 (0.12) |
Artificial insemination | 1.7 (0.17) |
Assisted Reproductive Technology | 0.5 (0.10) |
Any medical help to prevent miscarriage | 5.2 (0.41) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage of women 15-49 years of age who have ever received any infertility service, by parity and age:
2015-2019 | ||
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0 births | 1 or more births | |
Percent (SE) | ||
Total 15-49 years | 6.4 (0.53) | 16.6 (0.87) |
15-29 years | 2.7 (0.40) | 11.5 (1.49) |
30-39 years | 13.6 (1.89) | 15.5 (1.13) |
40-49 years | 21.8 (2.89) | 20.0 (1.54) |
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 | 2017-2019 | |
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Percent (SE) | ||
Intended (i.e., pregnancy that the woman wanted to have when she became pregnant) | 63.3 (1.16) | 62.0 (1.04) |
Mistimed (i.e., pregnancy that the woman wanted to have but it occurred too soon) | 22.9 (0.68) | 22.4 (0.74) |
Mistimed – Less than 2 years too soon | 6.8 (0.48) | 7.1 (0.41) |
Mistimed – 2 years or more too soon | 15.7 (0.70) | 15.2 (0.72) |
Unwanted (i.e., pregnancy that the woman did not want ever) | 13.8 (0.85) | 15.7 (0.89) |
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 | 2017-2019 | |
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Percent (SE) | ||
Intended (i.e., pregnancy that the man wanted to have when the partner became pregnant) | 70.3 (2.32) | 68.8 (1.16) |
Mistimed (i.e., pregnancy that the man wanted to have but it occurred too soon) | 18.4 (1.89) | 19.0 (0.88) |
Unwanted (i.e., pregnancy that the man did not want ever) | 11.3 (1.60) | 12.2 (0.94) |
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
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