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Increase the proportion of adolescent males who used a condom the last time they had sex — FP‑06 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: 67.7 percent of males aged 15 to 19 years used a condom at last intercourse, as reported in 2015-17

Target: 81.3 percent

Numerator
Number of sexually active males aged 15 to 19 years who used a condom at last intercourse.
Denominator
Number of sexually active males 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. Condom
  2. Withdrawal
  3. Vasectomy
  4. Pill
  5. Female sterilization
  6. Injection — depo-provera/lunelle
  7. Spermicidal foam/jelly/cream/film/suppository
  8. Hormonal implant — norplant/implanon/nexplanon
  9. Rhythm or safe period
  10. Contraceptive patch
  11. Vaginal contraceptive ring
  12. IUD, coil loop
  13. Something else
  14. Used no method or does not know if partner used a method
  15. No method used at last sex in the past 12 months
Denominator:

SEX3MO 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

Males are considered to have used a condom at last intercourse if they reported they were sexually active (had sex in the last 3 months) and used a condom at their last intercourse.

History

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