Status: Baseline only
Most Recent Data:
42.9
percent
(2015)
Target:
47.9
percent
Desired Direction:
Increase desired
Baseline:
42.9
percent of women aged 13 to 44 years in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies received those services and supplies in 2015
Increase the proportion of women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies who receive those services and supplies
Data Sources: National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC/NCHS; Guttmacher Institute Abortion Provider Census (APC), Guttmacher Institute; American Community Survey (ACS), Census
Summary
Sexually active women who don’t want to get pregnant need access to birth control, but many women can’t afford effective birth control methods. Interventions to make sure all women who need publicly funded birth control can get it are critical for reducing unintended pregnancies.
Workgroup: Family Planning Workgroup
