[menu-bar.gif (21833 bytes)] Number of women 15-44 years of age who had intercourse and used the pill as their only contraceptive method in the 3 months before Updated 5/1/97 interview and percent distribution by consistency of use, according to selected characteristics: United States, 1995 --------------------------------------------------- Missed Number Never Missedtwo or in missed one more Characteristicthousands Total a pill pill pills --------------------------------------------------- Percent distribution -------------------------- All women1 6,548 100.0 71.2 15.5 13.3 Age at interview 15-19 years 462 100.0 69.8 13.3 16.9 15-17 years 131 100.0 58.4 13.6 28.0 18-19 years 331 100.0 74.3 13.2 12.5 20-24 years 1,774 100.0 67.2 19.3 13.5 25-29 years 1,713 100.0 68.9 16.1 15.0 30-44 years 2,599 100.0 75.7 12.8 11.5 --------------------------------------------------- Missed Number Never Missedtwo or in missed one more Characteristicthousands Total a pill pill pills --------------------------------------------------- Percent distribution -------------------------- Race and Hispanic origin Hispanic 538 100.0 70.6 7.4 22.0 Non-Hispanic white 5,256 100.0 71.5 17.0 11.5 Non-Hispanic black 585 100.0 70.1 11.4 18.6 Marital status Never married 2,288 100.0 70.4 16.4 13.2 Currently married 3,549 100.0 69.8 16.0 14.2 Formerly married 710 100.0 80.6 9.6 9.9 Poverty level income at interview2 0-149 percent 793 100.0 76.3 11.2 12.5 150-299 percent 1,541 100.0 70.1 15.8 14.1 300 percent or more 3,123 100.0 72.6 14.8 12.6 --------------------------------------------------- Missed Number Never Missedtwo or in missed one more Characteristicthousands Total a pill pill pills --------------------------------------------------- Percent distribution -------------------------- Education at interview2 No high school diploma or GED3 343 100.0 83.0 6.7 10.2 High school diploma or GED 1,805 100.0 72.6 15.4 12.0 Some college, no bachelor's degree 1,624 100.0 71.9 13.6 14.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 1,685 100.0 70.6 16.2 13.2 --------------------------------------------------- 1 Includes women of other race and origin groups not shown separately. 2 Limited to women 22-44 years of age at time of interview. 3 GED is general equivalency diploma. Suggested citation: Abma JC, Chandra A, Mosher WD, Peterson L, Piccinino L. Fertility, family planning, and women's health: new data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 23(19). 1997. About NCHS | News Releases | What's New Publications and Information Products | (CDC) Privacy Policy Notice Coming Events | Data Warehouse | FASTATS A to Z Search | How To... | Other Sites | Employment Frequent Questions | E-mail | Customer Satisfaction Survey Surveys and Data Collection Systems CDC | Text-based Table of Contents