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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

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About this objective

Data

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

National baseline: 48.2 percent of males aged 15 to 19 years used a condom at last intercourse, as reported in 2022-23

National target: 66.3 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.
National target-setting method
Minimal statistical significance
National target-setting method details
Minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline.
National 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.
National data collection frequency
Periodic

Methodology

Questions used to obtain the national baseline data

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

From the 2022-2023 National Survey of Family Growth:

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
  7. Hormonal implant
  8. Rhythm or safe period
  9. Contraceptive patch
  10. Vaginal contraceptive ring
  11. IUD
  12. Something else
  13. Used no method; does not know if partner used a method
  14. No method used at last sex in the past 12 months
Denominator:

SEX3MO is a recode that measures whether respondent had sex with a female in the past 3 months.

  1. Yes
  2. No

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

Methodology notes

Males are considered to have used a condom at last intercourse with a female partner 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.
Revision History
Revised. 

In 2026, following a redesign of the NSFG survey, the baseline for this objective was revised from 67.7% as reported in 2015-2017 to 48.2% as reported in 2022-2023. Using the original target-setting method, the target was also updated from 81.3% to 66.3%.