U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of adolescent females at risk for unintended pregnancy who use effective birth control — FP‑11 Data Methodology and Measurement

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About the National Data

Data

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

Baseline: 56.3 percent of females aged 15 to 19 years at risk of unintended pregnancy used most effective or moderately effective methods of contraception in 2015-17

Target: 70.1 percent

Numerator
Number of females aged 15-19 years who are currently using most effective or moderately effective methods of contraception.
Denominator
Number of females aged 15-19 years who are at risk of unintended pregnancy.
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

Methodology notes

The most effective methods of contraception are: male or female sterilization, implants, and intrauterine devices or systems (IUD/IUS). Moderately effective methods of contraception are: injectables, oral pills, patch, ring, or diaphragm.

At risk of unintended pregnancy is defined as women who have ever had sex (with a man), are not sterile (for surgical noncontraceptive or nonsurgical reasons), or are neither pregnant, seeking pregnancy, nor postpartum.

History

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