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Increase the proportion of women at risk for unintended pregnancy who use effective birth control — FP‑10 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
58.3 percent (2022-23)

National Target:
63.2 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
58.3 percent of women aged 20 to 49 years at risk of unintended pregnancy used most effective or moderately effective methods of contraception in 2022-23 2

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Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
Total
58.3
CI 55.7 / 60.9
SE 1.298

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Race/Ethnicity, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
Black or African American only
50.6
CI 45.5 / 55.8
SE 2.603
White only
62.6
CI 59.7 / 65.3
SE 1.410
Hispanic or Latino
56.1
CI 50.8 / 61.2
SE 2.620
Not Hispanic or Latino
58.9
CI 55.9 / 61.7
SE 1.452
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
50.1
CI 44.2 / 55.9
SE 2.962
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
64.7
CI 61.7 / 67.6
SE 1.482

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Age group, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
20-24 years
53.6
CI 47.1 / 60.0
SE 3.245
25-49 years
59.0
CI 56.1 / 61.9
SE 1.445

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Educational attainment, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
Less than High school
57.5
CI 50.2 / 64.4
SE 3.558
High school
63.5
CI 55.6 / 70.7
SE 3.784
Some college or technical school
59.3
CI 55.2 / 63.2
SE 1.989
4-year college degree or more
55.6
CI 52.4 / 58.8
SE 1.620

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Family income (percent federal poverty level), 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
<100
57.5
CI 51.1 / 63.7
SE 3.182
100-199
58.1
CI 52.5 / 63.4
SE 2.744
200-399
57.2
CI 52.2 / 62.1
SE 2.470
400+
59.4
CI 55.8 / 62.9
SE 1.777

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Health insurance status, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
Insured
59.5
CI 56.7 / 62.2
SE 1.376
Uninsured
48.4
CI 41.6 / 55.2
SE 3.437

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Geographic location, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
Metropolitan
56.5
CI 53.7 / 59.2
SE 1.368
Non-metropolitan
DSU

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Marital status, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
Married/​Cohabiting partner
61.6
CI 58.2 / 64.9
SE 1.682
Divorced, separated, widowed
65.3
CI 58.5 / 71.5
SE 3.265
Never married
48.7
CI 44.9 / 52.4
SE 1.879

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Country of birth, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
US
60.6
CI 58.1 / 63.1
SE 1.232
Outside US
48.1
CI 42.0 / 54.2
SE 3.056

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Disability status, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
People with disabilities
66.5
CI 60.5 / 72.0
SE 2.875
People without disabilities
57.1
CI 54.3 / 59.9
SE 1.396

Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using most or moderately effective contraception by Sexual orientation, 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022-23
Straight, Female
59.5
CI 56.4 / 62.5
SE 1.547
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual, Female
58.8
CI 52.1 / 65.2
SE 3.307

Disparity