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Child care arrangements

 

Working mothers

Child care arrangements of working mothers 15-44 years of age with at least one child under 13 years of age:

 

20021 2006-20102
Grandparent or other relative 35.1% 40.3%
Day care center or preschool 22.6% 23.0%
Nonrelative 16.7% 13.4%
Before or after school care 10.0% 11.6%
Other parent or stepparent 7.3% 9.8%
Child’s brother or sister 5.6% 6.0%
Family day care 3.8% 4.1%
Kindergarten or school 6.9% 13.9%
Child cares for self, Head Start, or other arrangement 4.0% 4.5%

Note: Percentages add to more than 100 because more than one response was allowed.

Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 80 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
Note: This item was last asked in 2006-2010 NSFG.

 

 

Child support (financial)

 

Frequency of child support

For fathers 15-44 years of age who have at least one child under 19 years of age who does not live with him, the frequency of child support he gave for the youngest, non-coresidential child:

Does not contribute Contributes once in a while Contributes on a regular basis
2011-2015 15.0% (1.56) 12.4% (1.18) 72.7% (1.84)

NOTE: Men with non-coresident children were asked if they contributed money or child support in the last 12 months for the focal child (youngest child).

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS

 

 

 

Amount of child support

Amount of child support given in the last 12 months by fathers 15-44 years of age who have at least one focal child under 19 years of age who does not live with him:

Median amount $3,000 or less $3,001-$5,000 $5,001-$9,000 More than $9,000
2011-2015 $2,979 (248.13) 35.7% (2.32) 27.3% (2.21) 24.2% (2.36) 12.9% (1.70)

NOTE: Men with non-coresident children were asked if they contributed money or child support in the last 12 months for the focal child (youngest child).

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Childlessness

Percent distribution of childlessness status among women 15-44 years of age:

20021 2006-20101 2011-20152
Total percent of women who are childless (0 births) 40.1% 42.6% 45.1% (0.90)
Percent who are temporarily childless (expect 1 or more) 31.5% 34.3%  35.6% (0.80)
Percent who are voluntarily childless (expect none, physically able to have children) 6.2% 6.0%   7.4% (0.44)
Percent who are involuntarily childless (expect none, physically unable to have children) 2.5% 2.3%   2.1% (0.18)

Sources:
1NHSR No. 51, Table 2 [PDF – 543 KB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS

Note: The percentages may not add to the total percent childless due to rounding .

 

 

 

Cigarette smoking in the last 12 months

Percent distribution of women 15-44 years of age by smoking experience in last 12 months (12 months prior to interview):

20021 2006-20102 2011-20152
Never smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime 61.8% 64.8% 68.7% (0.90)
Ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime, but not in last 12 months 10.1% 9.6% 9.9% (0.49)
Smoked in last 12 months 28.1% 25.6% 21.4% (0.85)

Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 99 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Cigarette smoking during pregnancy

Women’s most recent (non-abortion) pregnancy that ended between January 1997 and interview in 20021 Women’s most recent (non-abortion) pregnancy ending within 5 years of interview in 2006 – 20102 Women’s most recent (non-abortion) pregnancy ending within 5 years of interview in 2011-20152
Percentage of women 15-44 years of age who smoked during their most recent pregnancy 13.4% 13.9% 12.3% (0.91)

Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 75 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Cohabitation with the opposite sex

 

Current cohabitation status

Percentage of men and women 15-44 years of age who are currently cohabiting with an opposite sex partner:

20021 2006-20101 2011-20152
Women 9.0% 11.2% 14.7% (0.56)
Men 9.2% 12.2% 13.3% (0.60)

Sources:
1NHSR No. 49, Table 1 & 2 [PDF – 419 KB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS

Note: Information is available for years prior to 2002 in source 1.

 

 

 

 

Ever cohabited

19951 20022-3 2006-20101 2011-20151
Percentage of men 15-44 years of age who have ever cohabited with a female partner n.a. 48.8% 49.0% 56.6% (0.92)
Percentage of women 15-44 years of age who have ever cohabited with a male partner 41.2% 50.0% 52.0% 52.4% (0.86)

n.a.: Data not available.

Sources:
1Special tabulation by NCHS
2Series 23, No. 26, Table 30 [PDF – 5.21 MB]
3Series 23, No. 25, Table 47 [PDF – 4.7 MB]

 

Outcome of first premarital cohabitation

Probability that the first premarital cohabitation will remain intact, transition to marriage, or disrupt (break up) by duration of cohabitation among women 15-44 years of age, 2006-2010:

By 1 year By 3 years
Remain intact 67.0% 32.2%
Transition to marriage 19.4% 40.3%
Disrupt (break up) 13.6% 27.4%

Source: NSHR No. 64, Table 3[PDF – 228 KB]

Note:This item will be updated in a future data release.

 

 

Condom use

See also Contraception

 

Condom use at first sex

Percentage of women and men 15-44 years of age reporting condom use at first sex:

20021-2 2006-20103 2011-20153
Women 15-44 years of age who ever had sexual intercourse 42.2% 51.6% 57.2% (1.03)
Men 15-44 years of age who ever had sexual intercourse 47.7% 57.8% 66.3% (0.84)

Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 54 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2Series 23, No. 26, Table 43 [PDF – 3.5 MB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Percentage of teenagers 15-19 years of age reporting condom use at first sex:

20021 2006-20101 2011-20152
Females 15-19 of age who ever had sexual intercourse 66.4% 68.0% 74.6% (1.88)
Males 15-19 of age who ever had sexual intercourse 70.9% 79.6% 76.8% (1.94)

Sources:
1Series 23, No. 31, Table 11 [PDF – 723 KB]
2NHSR No. 104, Table 3

 

 

Consistency of condom use

Consistency of condom use (during the prior 4 weeks) among unmarried men and women 15-44 years of age who ever used a condom and who had sexual intercourse during the 4 weeks prior to interview:

Men 20021 2006-20102 2011-20153
None of the time 71.4% 68.3% 66.0% (1.06)
Some of the time 6.1% 7.0% 10.2% (0.54)
 Every time 22.5% 24.8% 23.8% (0.88)
Women 20022 2006-20103 2011-20153
None of the time 72.8% 71.6% 75.0% (0.77)
Some of the time 7.4% 7.1% 5.8% (0.41)
Every time 19.8% 21..3% 19.2% (0.65)

Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 48 [PDF – 3.5 MB]
2Series 23, No. 25, Table 64 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS

 

 

Contraception

 

Ever Use of contraceptive methods:

Percentage of women who have ever used the specified contraceptive method (among women 15-44 who have ever had intercourse):

20021 2006-20102 2011-20153
Any method of contraception 98.2% 99.1% 99.3% (0.12)
Male condom 89.7% 93.4% 95.0% (0.35)
Pill 82.3% 81.9% 79.3% (0.74)
Withdrawal 56.1% 59.6% 64.8% (0.93)
3-month injectable (Depo-ProveraTM) 16.8% 23.2% 25.4% (0.80)
Female sterilization 20.7% 19.5% 17.1% (0.75)
Calendar rhythm method 16.2% 18.1% 15.9% (0.64)
Male sterilization 13.0% 13.3% 11.4% (0.55)
Emergency contraception 4.2% 10.8% 20.0% (0.70)
Contraceptive patch 0.9% 10.4% 10.6% (0.41)
Intrauterine device (IUD) 5.8% 7.7% 15.0% (0.63)

Sources:
1Series 23, No.25, Table 53 [PDF – 4.5 MB]
2NHSR No. 62, Table 1 [PDF – 251 KB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Current use of contraceptive methods:

Current contraceptive status and method used in month of interview among women 15-44 years of age:

20021 2006-20102 2011-20153 2015-20173
Not currently using contraception (currently pregnant, postpartum, trying to get pregnant, not having sex, etc.) 38.1% 37.8% 38.4% (0.70) 36.5% (1.31)
Percent using any contraceptive method 61.9% 62.2% 61.6% (0.70) 63.5% (1.31)
Pill 19.0% 17.1% 15.9% (0.60) 13.9% (0.82)
Female sterilization 16.7% 16.5% 14.3% (0.66) 14.2% (1.12)
Male condom 11.1% 10.2% 9.2% (0.41) 9.7% (0.77)
Male sterilization 5.7% 6.2% 4.5% (0.32) 4.6% (0.52)
Intrauterine device (IUD) 1.3% 3.5% 6.8% (0.38) 8.6% (0.56)
Withdrawal 2.5% 3.2% 3.9% (0.28) 4.4% (0.51)
Depo-ProveraTM 3.4% 2.3% 2.6% (0.17) 2.3%  (0.28)

Notes: Women could be using more than one method in the month of interview. In this table, women are classified roughly according to the one most effective contraceptive method they are using. Additional methods women may be using are not shown here.

Estimates for women aged 15-49 using 2015-2017 data are available in Data Brief, no 327   [PDF – 514 KB]

Sources:
1NHSR No. 86, Table 1 [PDF – 397 KB]
2NHSR No. 60, Table 1 [PDF – 443 KB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS

 

 

 

Leading current contraceptive method among women 15-44 years of age by marital/cohabiting status and percent of contraceptive users using that method:

20021-2 2006-20103 2011-20154
Never married, not cohabiting pill (49.4%) pill (46.6%) pill (43.5%, SE 1.56)
Currently married female sterilization (29.8%) female sterilization (30.2%) female sterilization (27.8%, SE 1.46)
Currently cohabiting pill (33.2%) pill (32.2%) pill (26.3%, SE 2.05)
Formerly married, not cohabiting female sterilization (54.9%) female sterilization (55.5%) female sterilization (52.6%, SE 2.54)

Sources:
1Advanced Data No.350, Table 10 [PDF – 1 MB]
2Series 23, No. 25, Table 60 [PDF – 4.5 MB]
3NHSR No. 60, Table 4 [PDF – 443 KB]
4Special tabulation by NCHS

 

 

 

Leading method used at first sexual intercourse:

  • Leading contraceptive method used at first intercourse (among men and women 15-44 years of age who ever had intercourse):
20021-2 2006-20103 2011-2015 3
Women Male condom (42.2%) Male condom (51.6%) Male condom (57.2%, SE 1.03)
Men Male condom (47.7%) Male condom (57.8%) Male condom (66.3%, SE 0.84)

Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 54 (all females) [PDF – 4.5 MB]
2Series 23, No. 26, Table 43 (all males) [PDF – 3.5 MB]
3Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Method used at last (most recent) sexual intercourse:

Contraceptive method used by men 15-44 years of age or their partner at last intercourse (among men who had intercourse within 12 months of interview):

20021 2006-20102 2011-20152
Any method 70.5% 75.1% 74.6% (0.89)
Condom 29.5% 33.1% 33.7% (0.95)
Pill 25.6% 23.8% 22.3% (0.81)

Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 50 [PDF – 3.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Contraceptive method used by women 15-44 years of age or their partner at last intercourse (among women who had intercourse within 12 months of interview):

20021 2006-20102 2011-20152
Any method 75.2% 79.7% 79.2% (0.64)
Condom 23.4% 25.3% 23.8% (0.67)
Pill 22.4% 20.4% 18.6% (0.75)

Sources:
1Series 23, No. 25, Table 63 [PDF – 4.7 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS