Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth – N Listing
- Nonbiological children – See Adoption
- Nonmarital childbearing – See Births (as reported by women) and Births (as reported by men)
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- Number of children ever born – See Births (as reported by women) and Births (as reported by men)
- Number of sexual partners in lifetime
Number of sexual partners in lifetime
Median number of opposite-sex partners in lifetime among sexually experienced women and men aged 25-49 years of age:
| 2015-2019 | |
|---|---|
| Median (SE) | |
| Women | 4.3 (0.10) |
| Men | 6.3 (0.39) |
Note: Based on ACASI variables for numbers of opposite-sex partners. Sexually experienced in ACASI means respondent has had vaginal, oral, or anal sex with a partner of the opposite sex.
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Percentage distribution of sexually experienced women and men 25-49 years of age by number of opposite-sex sexual partners in lifetime
| 2015-2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women 25-49 | Men 25-49 | |
| Percent (SE) | ||
| 1 partner | 17.7 (0.90) | 11.2 (0.86) |
| 2-4 partners | 29.2 (0.75) | 22.3 (0.78) |
| 5-9 partners | 28.6 (0.85) | 25.8 (0.88) |
| 10-14 partners | 11.6 (0.57) | 12.5 (0.61) |
| 15 or more partners | 12.9 (0.71) | 28.3 (0.93) |
Note: Based on ACASI variables for numbers of opposite-sex partners. Sexually experienced in ACASI means respondent has had vaginal, oral, or anal sex with a partner of the opposite sex.
Source: Special tabulation by NCHS
Page last reviewed: November 8, 2021
Content source: National Center for Health Statistics