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

Increase the proportion of adolescent females who used effective birth control the last time they had sex — FP‑05 Data Methodology and Measurement

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About the National Data

Data

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

Baseline: 24.1 percent of sexually active females aged 15 to 19 years used a most or moderately effective method of contraception at last intercourse, as reported in 2015-17

Target: 36.8 percent

Numerator
Number of sexually active females aged 15 to 19 years who used a most or moderately effective method of contraception at last intercourse.
Denominator
Number of sexually active females 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

Methodology notes

Females are considered to have used a condom and hormonal or intrauterine method at last intercourse if they reported they were sexually active; partner used a condom and they used either birth control pills, hormonal injections, hormonal implants, hormonal patch, vaginal ring, or IUD at their last intercourse. Sexually active refers to females who have had intercourse in the 3 months prior to interview.

History

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