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Increase the proportion of adolescent females who used effective birth control the last time they had sex — FP‑05 Data Methodology and Measurement

On this page:  About the National Data  |  Methodology  |  History

About the National Data

Data

Data Source:  National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC/NCHS

Baseline: 24.1 percent of sexually active females aged 15 to 19 years used a most or moderately effective method of contraception at last intercourse, as reported in 2015-17

Target: 36.8 percent

Numerator
Number of sexually active females aged 15 to 19 years who used a most or moderately effective method of contraception at last intercourse.
Denominator
Number of sexually active females aged 15 to 19 years.
Target-setting method
Minimal statistical significance
Target-setting method details
Minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline.
Target-setting method justification
Trend data were not available for this objective. The standard error was used to calculate a target based on minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline. This method was used because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline.

Methodology

Questions used to obtain the national baseline data

(For additional information, please visit the data source page linked above.)
Numerator:

METH12M1-METH12M4 are recodes that measure contraceptive method use at last sex in the past 12 months.

  1. Pill
  2. Condom
  3. Partner's vasectomy
  4. Female sterilizing operation/tubal ligation
  5. Withdrawal
  6. Depo-Provera injectable
  7. Implant (Norplant, Implanon, or Nexplanon)
  8. Calendar rhythm, Standard Days, or Cycle Beads method
  9. Safe period by temperature or cervical mucus test (Two Day, Billings Ovulation, or Sympto-thermal Method)
  10. Diaphragm
  11. Female condom, vaginal pouch
  12. Foam
  13. 15 Suppository, insert
  14. IUD, coil, loop
  15. Emergency contraception
  16. Other method
  17. Respondent sterile (aside from sterilizing operation above)
  18. Respondent's partner sterile (aside from vasectomy above)
  19. Lunelle injectable
  20. Contraceptive patch
  21. Contraceptive ring
Denominator:

SEXP3MO is a recode that measures whether respondent had sex in the past 3 months.

  1. Yes
  2. No

AGER: Respondent age at interview (Recode): 15-19

Methodology notes

Females are considered to have used a condom and hormonal or intrauterine method at last intercourse if they reported they were sexually active; partner used a condom and they used either birth control pills, hormonal injections, hormonal implants, hormonal patch, vaginal ring, or IUD at their last intercourse. Sexually active refers to females who have had intercourse in the 3 months prior to interview.

History

Comparable HP2020 objective
Retained, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 with no change in measurement.