[menu-bar.gif (21833 bytes)] Number of births in the 5 years before interview to women 15-44 years of age at interview and percent distribution by wantedness status at conception, according to selected characteristics: United States, 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wantedness status ---------------------------------------------------------- New version1 Old version1 Number in ---------------------------------------------------- Characteristicthousands Total Intended MistimedUnwanted Intended Mistimed Unwanted ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percent distribution ---------------------------------------------------------- All births 2 19,573 100.0 69.0 21.6 9.1 69.0 20.7 10.1 Age at birth Under 20 years 2,315 100.0 34.3 54.5 10.6 34.3 52.6 12.6 20-24 years 5,125 100.0 61.1 30.9 7.7 61.1 29.2 9.4 25-29 years 5,835 100.0 77.8 13.3 8.9 77.8 13.1 9.1 30-44 years 6,297 100.0 80.1 9.7 9.8 80.1 9.0 10.6 Marital status at birth Never married 4,481 100.0 41.7 42.9 14.9 41.6 41.3 16.6 Married 13,998 100.0 78.5 14.8 6.5 78.5 14.0 7.3 Formerly married 1,093 100.0 60.1 21.8 18.1 60.0 20.9 19.1 Marital status at conception Never married 5,598 100.0 43.6 42.8 13.1 43.5 41.5 14.5 Married 12,794 100.0 80.9 12.4 6.5 80.9 11.6 7.3 Formerly married 1,181 100.0 61.1 21.2 17.7 61.0 20.3 18.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wantedness status ---------------------------------------------------------- New version1 Old version1 Number in ---------------------------------------------------- Characteristicthousands Total Intended MistimedUnwanted Intended Mistimed Unwanted ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percent distribution ---------------------------------------------------------- Birth order First birth 7,983 100.0 68.7 27.0 4.0 68.7 26.3 4.8 Second birth 6,589 100.0 76.2 17.5 6.2 76.2 16.4 7.2 Third or higher birth 5,001 100.0 60.1 18.5 21.0 60.0 17.3 22.2 Poverty level income at time of interview 3 0-149 percent 5,859 100.0 62.0 22.3 15.5 61.9 20.9 17.0 [>] 0-99 percent 3,885 100.0 59.4 22.7 17.6 59.3 21.7 18.7 150-299 percent 5,355 100.0 71.9 20.6 7.3 71.9 20.1 7.7 300 percent or more 6,403 100.0 83.9 11.7 4.3 83.9 11.1 4.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wantedness status ---------------------------------------------------------- New version1 Old version1 Number in ---------------------------------------------------- Characteristicthousands Total Intended MistimedUnwanted Intended Mistimed Unwanted ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percent distribution ---------------------------------------------------------- Race and Hispanic origin and age at birth Hispanic 2,994 100.0 69.7 19.9 10.4 69.6 17.5 12.8 [>] Under 20 years 449 100.0 53.8 37.1 9.0 53.8 35.6 10.5 [>] 20-29 years 1,701 100.0 72.4 18.6 9.1 72.4 16.1 11.5 [>] 30-44 years 844 100.0 72.7 13.3 14.0 72.6 10.6 16.8 Non-Hispanic white 12,883 100.0 73.1 20.0 6.7 73.1 19.7 7.0 [>] Under 20 years 1,105 100.0 33.3 59.5 7.2 33.3 57.8 8.9 [>] 20-29 years 7,258 100.0 73.2 21.1 5.7 73.2 21.0 5.8 [>] 30-44 years 4,519 100.0 82.8 8.8 8.1 82.8 8.4 8.4 Non-Hispanic black 2,800 100.0 48.7 31.3 19.1 48.5 29.4 21.1 [>] Under 20 years 661 100.0 23.4 57.2 17.4 23.4 54.2 20.4 [>] 20-29 years 1,601 100.0 51.8 27.9 19.6 51.7 25.8 21.8 [>] 30-44 years 538 100.0 70.2 9.4 19.6 69.9 9.4 20.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1New=Cycle 5 version of wantedness status and Old="traditional" version, comparable to Cycle 4 and previous cycles. 2 Includes births to women of other race and origin groups not shown separately. 3 Limited to women 22-44 years of age at time of interview. NOTE: Percents do not add to 100 because births with wantedness status reported as "don't know" are not shown separately. 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