Basic Data On Women 

Who Use Family 

Planning Clinics: 

United States, 1986 

This report presents data on women who 

used organized family planning clinics in the 

United States during 1980. The data focus 

on the socioeconomic characteristics, 

pregnancy history, and contraceptive 

methods of women patients. 

Data From the National Health Survey 

Series 13, No. 67 

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September 1982 
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National Center for Health Statistics 

ROBERT A. ISRAEL, Acting Director 

JACOB J. FELDMAN, Ph.D., AssociateDirector for 

Analysis and Epidemiology 

GAIL F. FISHER, Ph.D., AssociateDirector for the 

CooperativeHealth Statistics System 

GARRIE J. LOSEE, AssociateDirector for Data 

Processingand Services 

ALVAN 0. ZARATE, Ph.D., Assistant Directorfor 

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Data Policy, Planning, and Antilysis 

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JOAN F. VAN NOSTRAND, DepuQ Director 

STEWART C. RICE, Chief Family Planning

Statistics Branch 
Contents 

Introduction ........................................................................................... 1 

Overview ........................................................................................... 1 

Source and limitations of the data ...................................................................... 1 

Scope;nd objectives of this report ..................................................................... 1 

Related publications. ................................................................................... 2 

Rejerences. ........................................................................................... 3 

List of detailed tables ................................................................................... 4 

Appendixes 

I. Technical notes .................................................................................... 39 

II. Definitions of terms used in this report ................................................................. 44 

Ill. Survey instrument ................................................................................... 46 

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Basic Data on Women Who 

Use Family Planning Clinics: 

United States; 1980’ 

By .Barbara Bloom, Division of Health Care Statistics 

,. ,. ? . ,’ 

Introduction 

Overview, 

This report presents basic data on women who used 

organized family planning clinics in the United States 

during 1980. The statistics based on data collected 

from the National Reporting System for Family Planning Services focus on the socioeconomic characteristics, pregnancy history, and contraceptive methods of 

women patients. 

Sources tind limitations of the data 

The National Reporting System for Family Planning Services is an ongoing survey conducted by the 

Division of Health Care Statistics of the National 

Center for Health Statistics in order to collect data on 

clinic-based visits for medical family planning services 

in the United States and some of its territories (Guam, 

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands). The clinics 

include those operated by public health departments, 

private organizations (such as affiliates of the Planned 

Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.), hospitals, 

and other sites that provide family planning services. 

Medical family planning visits to private physicians’ 

offices are excluded from the system. 

From 1972throughmid-1977,theNationalRepork 

ing Systemfor Family Planning Serviceswas conducted 

as a full-count survey, collecting information for every

family planning visit at .every participating site. Since 

July 1,1977, however, the system has been conducted 

as a sample survey. The sample de&n for the system 

was based on a stratified two-stage probability sample. 

The first stage was the selection of clinics; the second 

stage was the selection of family planning visits occurring at each sampled clinic. At the time of the sampled 

visit, a Clinic Visit Record is completed for the family 

planning patient. Persons seeking on& pregnancy or 

venereal diseasetests are not counted asfamily planning 

patients, nor are persons interested only in obtaining 

contraceptive supplies or counseling. . 

Although the primary sampling unit in the National 

Reporting System for Family Planning Services is the 

family planning visit, an tmduplicated count of patients 

has been obtained by identifying (1) new patients at the 

time of their initial family planning visit to a family 

planning service site and (2) continuation and readmission patients at the time of their first visit occurring 

during the survey year. In this report, continuation 

and readmission patients are referred to as return 

patients. 

Because the estimates in this report are based on a 

sampling of family planning clinics. rather than on a 

complete enumeration, they are subject to sampling 

variability. Appendix I contains a detailed discussion 

of the.reliability of the estimates, survey methodology, 

and data collection and ,processing, and appendix II 

contains the ‘definitions of certain terms used in this 

report. Appendix III contains a Clinic Visit Record 

form. 

Scope and objectives of this report 

The detailed tables in this report present the socioeconomic characteristics and family planning practices 

of women who used family planning clinics in the 

United States during 1980. The socioeconomic characteristics are age, race, ethnicity, education, student 

status (whether currently a student), and welfare status 

(whether public assistance income is received). The 

family planning variables, shown are contraceptive

method prior to this visit, source of prior method, 

contraceptive method adopted or continued during this 

visit, medical servicesprovided, number of pregnancies, 

number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and 

number of induced abortions since 1973. 

Data from the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, 

and the Virgin Islands are not included in this report. In 

addition, data on male family planning patients are not 

included because the number of visits by males to 

family planning clinics was too small for reliable 

estimates. 
/ 

Related publications’ 

Reports based on data collected in the 1978 

National Reporting System for Family Planning Services (NRSFPS) that focused on visits to family planning clinics by all women1 and by teenagers,;!as well as 

a profile of all women patients3 and a profile of teenage 

women patients4 have been published. Reports based 

on data collected in the 1979 NRSFPS that focused on 

visits to family planning clinics5 and a profile of women 

patients6 also have been published. Reports based on 

data collected in the 1980 NRSFPS focusing on visits 

and patients are in preparation. 

Other data on the utilization of family planning 

services are collected by the National Center for Health 

Statistics. Data on visits to office-based physicians that 

include a family planning service are collected by 

means of the National Ambulatory Medical Care 

Survey, which is also conducted by the Division of 

Health Care Statistics.7 Statistics on women who made 

family planning visits either to their own physiciansor 

to organized family planning clinics in the 3 years 

before the survey are collected by means of the 

National Survey of Family Growth, which is conducted by the Division of Vital Statistics.8 Unlike the 

other two surveys, the data for the National Survey of 

Family Growth were collected by means of personal 

interviews with a national sample of women 15-44 

years of age who were ever married or never married 

with offspring living in the household. Because of 

differences in the populations sampled, the definitions, 

and the data collection procedures, estimates on family

planning visits from these data systems differ. 
References 

INational Center for Health Statistics, B. L. Hudson: Visits to 

family planning service sites: United States, 1978. Advance Data 

From Vital andHeaZth Statistics, No. 72. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS)

81-1250. Public Healtb Service. Hyattsville, Md. June 29,198l. 

2National Center for Health Statistics, J. Foster and E. Eckard 

Family planning visits by teenagers:National Reporting System for 

Family Planning Services, United States, 1978. Vital and Health 

Statistics. Series 13-No. 58. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 81-1719. 

Public Health Service. Washington. U.S. Government Printing

Office, Aug. 1981. 

3National Center for Health Statistics, J. E. Foster: Patient profile, 

National Reporting System for Family Planning Services: United 

States, 1978. Advance Data From Vital and HeaZth Statistics, 

No. 73. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 81-1250. Public Health Service. 

Hyattsville, Md. June 10, 1981. ’ 

4National Center for Health Statistics, E. Eckard: Teenagers who 

use organized family planning services: United States, 1978. VitaI 

and Health Statistics. Series 13-No. 57. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 

81-1718. Public Health Service. Washington. U.S. Government 

Printing Office, Aug. 1981. 

5National Center for Health Statistics, B. Bloom: Visits to family 

planning clinics: United States, 1979. Advance Data From Vital 

and Health Statistics, No. 74, DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 81-1250. 

Public Health Service. Hyattsville, Md. Sept. 4, 1981. 

6National Center for Health Statistics, E. E&a& Basic data on 

women who use organized family planning clinics: United States, 

1979. VitaI and Health Statistics. Series 13-No. 62. DHHS Pub. 

No. (PHS) 82-1723. Public Health Service. Washington. U.S. 

Government Printing Offrce. Jan. 1982. 

7National Center for Health Statistics, B. K. Cypress: Office visits 

for family planning, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey:

United States, 1977. Advance Data From VitaZ -and Health 

Statistics, No. 49. DHEW Pub. (PHS) 79-1250. Public Health 

Service. Hyattsville, Md. Apr. 16, 1979. 

8National Center for Health Statistics, G. E. Hendershot: Use of 

family planning services by currently married women 15-44 years 

of age: United States, 1973 and 1976. Advance Data From Vital 

and HeaZth Statistics,No. 45. DHEW Pub. No. (PHS) 79-1250. 

Public Health Service. Hyattsville, Md. Feb. 7, 1979. 

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List of detailed tables 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

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Number of female family planning patients, by patient status and 

age, and percent distribution by race, ethnicity, education, student 

status, and public assistance income, according to age: United 

‘States, 1980’............... ‘...‘.... ..‘..I . . . . . 1.: . . . . . ...’ 

Number of female family planning patrents by race and age, and 

percent distribution by ethnicity, education, student status, and 

public assistance income, according to race and age: United States, 

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Number of female family planning patients, by ethnicity and age, 

and percent distribution by race, education, student status, and 

public assistance income, according to ethnicity and age: United 

States, 1980. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

,Numberof female family planning patients, by patient status, age, 

education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution 

‘by prior contraceptive method, source of prior method, contraceptive method adopted, and medical services provided, according to patient status, age, education, and public assistance income: 

United States, 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Numberoffemaletamilyplanning patients by race, age, education, 

and public assistance income, and percent distribution by prior contraceptive method, source of prior method, contraceptive method 

adopted orcontinued, and medical services provided, according to 

race, age, education, and public assistance income: United States, 

1980................................................. 

Number of female family planning patients by eihnicity, age, 

education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by prior contraceptive method, source of prior contraceptive 

method, contraceptive method adopted or continued, and 

medical services provided, according to ethnicity, age, education, and public assistance income: United States, 1980 . . . . . . 

Number of female family planning patients by patient status, age, 

education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution 

by number of pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal 

deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according 

to patient status, age, education, and public assistance income: 

United States. 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 

Number of female family planning patients by race, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution 

by number of pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal 

deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according 

to race, age, education, end public assistance income: United 

States, 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . 

Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity, age, 

education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, number of live births, number of 

fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, 

10. 

6 

8 

11. 

9 

12. 

10 

13. 

13 

14. 

15 15. 

16. 

17 

17. 

19 

according to ethnicity, age, education, and public assistance 

income: United States, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . , . . . , . . . . . . 

Number of female fami,ly planning patients by patient status 

and prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by 

number of pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal 

deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according 

to patient status’and prior contraceptive method: United States, 

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Number of female family planning patients by race and prior 

contracep’tive method, and percent distribution by number of 

pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and 

number of induced abortions since 1973, according to race and 

prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity and 

prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by number 

of pregnancies, number df live births, number of fetal deaths, and 

number of induced abortions since 1973, according to ethnicity 

and prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980. . . . . . . , . 

Number of female family planning patients by patient status and 

source of prior method, and percent distribution by number of 

pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and 

number of induced abortions since 1973, according to patient 

status and source of prior method: United States, 1980. . . . . . . 

Number of female family planning patients by race and source 

of prior method, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and 

number of induced abortions since 1973, according to race and 

source of prior method: United States, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 

Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity and 

source of prior method, and percent distribution by number of 

pregnancies,, number of live births, number of fetal deaths; and 

number of induced abortions since 1973, according to ethnicity 

and source of prior method: United States, 1980 . . . . . . . , . . . . 

Number of female family planning patients by patient status 

and contraceptive method adopted or continued, and percent 

distribution by number of pregnancies, number of live births, 

number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 

1973, according to, patient status and .contraceptive method 

adopted or continued: United States, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Number of female family planning patients by race and contraceptive method adopted or continued, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, number of live births, number 

of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, 

according to race and contraceptive method adopted or continued: United States, 1980 . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

21 

23 

25 

26 

27 

29 

30 

31 

33 

\ .i. . ,i* . t.,i, . . 
. 

18. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity and 

contraceptive method adopted or continued, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, number of live births, number 

of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973. 

according to ethnicity and contraceptive method adopted or 

continued: United States, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...*.. 

19. Numb& of female family planning patients by patient status 

and prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by 

contraceptive method adopted orcontinued, according to patient 

status and prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980 . . . 

.. ” . ‘., a, 

34 

35 

20. Number of female family planning patients by race and prior 

contraceptive method, and oercent distribution by contraceptive 

method adopted or continued, according to race and prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980 . . . . .‘. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

‘21. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity and 

prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by contraceptive method adopted or continued, according to ethnicity 

and prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980. . . . . . . . . 

. . I 

35 

37 

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Table 1. Number of female family planning patients, by patient status and age, and percent distribution by race, ethnicity, education, student status, 

and public assistance income, according to age: United States, 1880 

. Race, ethnicity, education, student status, end public essistence income All Under 20-29 30 years 

ages 20 years years and over 

All patients 

Number in thousands 

Total ............................................................................... 4.977 1,703 2,691 583 

Total ............................................................................... 

Race 

White .............................................................................. 

Black.. ............................................................................ 

Other....; ......................................................................... 

Ethnicity 

Hispanic..............................................................., ............ 

Non-Hispanic ........................................................................ 

Education 

Lessthanl2years ................................................................... 

12years ............................................................................ 

13 yearsormore ..................................................................... 

Student status 

Student ............................................................................ 

Notastudent ....................................................................... 

Public assistance income 

Family receives public assistance income ................................................ 

Family does not receive public assistance income ......................................... 

Return petients 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

71.4 72.4 71.9 66.2 

26.1 25.7 25.6 29.9 

2.5 1.9 2.5 3.9 

12.8 7.4 13.7 23.8 

87.2 92.6 86.3 76.2 

40.3 63.1 25.9 40.2 

38.5 30.2 43.7 38.7 

21.2 6.6 30.5 21.2 

27.8 55.8 15.1 4.4 

72.2 44.2 84.9 95.6 

14.0 12.6 14.5 15.4 

86.0 87.4 85.5 84.6 

Number in thousands 

Total ............................................................................... 3.197 819 1,943 

Total ............................................................................... 

Race 

White .............................................................................. 

Black.. ............................................................................. 

Other .............................................................................. 

Ethnicity 

Hispanic ............................................................................ 

Non-Hispanic ........................................................................ 

Education 

Lessthan12years ................................................................... 

12years ............................................................................ 

13yearsormore......: .............................................................. 

Student status 

Student.. .......................................................................... 

Notastudent ....................................................................... 

Public assistance income 

Family receives public assistance income ................................................ 

Family does not receive public assistance income ......................................... 

See note at end of table. 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

68.2 67.9 69.3 63.3 

29.7 30.8 28.5 33.4 

2.1 1.3 2.2 . 3.3 

12.8 6.5 12.9 23.9 

87.2 93.5 87.1 76.1 

37.3 61.1 26.1 42.0 

40.5 32.1 44.5 38.6 

22.2 6.8 29.3 19.4 

22.3 50.4 14.4 4.2 

77.7 49.6 85.6 95.8 

15.1 14.5 15.1 15.9 

84.9 85.5 84.9 84.1 

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436 
Table 1. Number of female family planning patients, by patient statue and age, and percent distribution by race, ethnicity, education, student status, 

and public assistance income, according to age: United States, 199CGCon. 

Age ’ 

Rabe, ethnicity, educetion, stupent stetus, and public sssistence income Ail Under 20-29 30 years 

ages 20 years yeers 8nd over 

Now ptlrntr 

Number in thousands 

Total . ..I.............................,..............,......,..........,............ 1,779 884 749 147 

Percent distribution 

Total .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Race 

White ..;........................................................................... 77.2 76.6 78.4 74.7 

Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.7 21 .o 18.1 19.6 

Other..................................................~.............,............. 3.2 2.4 3.5 6.7 

Ethnicity 

Hispsnic............................................................................ 12.8 8.3 15.9 23.6 

Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.2 91.7 84.1 76.4 

Education 

Lessthan12years .................................................................... 45.7 64.9 25.2 34.8 

12years ............................................................................ 34.8 28.5 41.4 38.8 

13yearsormore ..................................................................... 19,5 6.5 33.4 26.4 

Student status 

Student.....................................:...................................... 37.8 60.9 16.9 4.9 

Notastudent....................................................................,.: 62.2 39.1 83.1 95.1 

Public assistance income 

Family receives public assistance ihcome................................................. 12.0 10.9 12.9 ’ 13.8 

Family does not receive public assistance income .......................................... 88.0 89.1 ,87.1 .86.2 

NOTE: Figuresmey not add to totalr due to munding. 

: 

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Table 2. Number of female family planning patients, by race and age, and percent distribution by ethnicity, education, student status, 

and public assistance income, according to race and age: Uiiited States, 1960 

White patients 

, 

Ethnicity, education, student status, and A@ 

Black patients 

Age 

30 years All Under 20-29 30 years 

end over ages 20 yeers yeers and over 

public e&stance income 

Allpatients................................................ 

Total ....................................... 

Ethnicity 

Hispanic .................................... 

Non-Hispanic ................................ 

Lessthan12years.. ......................... 

12years .................................... 

13 years or more ............................. 

Student status 

Student ..................................... 

Not a student ................................ 

Public assistance income 

Family receives public assistance income . . . . . . . 

Family does not receive public assistance income . 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

All Under 20-29 

sg!? 20 yeera years 

3,552 1,233 1,634 

. . ...*.... 100.0 100.0 100.0 

. ...*...*. 16.5 9.4 17.7 

.*........ . . 63.5 90.6 62.3 

.......... 40.2 61.3 26.5 

.......... 37.2 31.4 41.3 

.......... 22.6 7.3 32.3 

.......... 27.3 53.3 15.4 

.......... . . 72.7 46.7 64.6 

.......... 9.3 7.5 9.9 

.......... 9d.7 92.5 90.1 

Number in thoussnds 

366 1,301 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 

33.9 2.7 

67.0 97.3 

41.9 40.3 

35.2 42.2 

22.9 17.1 

4.1 29.3 

95.9 70.7 

11.6 26.6 

66.2 73.2 

436 669 174 

100.0 100.0 100.0 

1.6 2.9 4.5 

96.4 97.1 95.5 

66.6 24.1 36.6 

26.6 50.6 46.6 

4.6 25.1 16.7 

62.6 14.3 4.6 

37.2 65.7 ,95.2 

27.0 27.6 23.1 

73.0 72.4 76.9 
Table 3. Number of female family planning patients, by ethnicity and age, and percent distribution by race, education, student status, and 

public assistance income, according to ethnicity and age: United States, 1980 -

Hispanic patients 

Race, education, student status, and Age 

public assistance income 

All Under 20-29 

ages 20 years years 

All patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 127 370 

Total ..................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Nan-Hispanic parienrs 

Age 

30 years All Under 20-29 30 years 

and over ages 20 years years and over 

Number in thousands 

139 4.341 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 

91.7 68.3 

‘5.7 29.2 

l 2.6 2.5 

69.1 37.1 

23.2 39.9 

7.7 22.9 

*2.9 30.2 

97.1 69:8 

11 .o 14.2 

89.0 85.8 

1,576 2,321 444 

100.0 100.0 100.0 

70.8 68.5 58.2 

27.3 28.8 37.5 

1.8 2.6 4.3 

62.4 21 .I 31 .I 

30.8 45.5 43.5 

6.9 33.4 25.4 

57.7 16.4 4.9 

42.3 83.6 95.1 

12.6 14.8 16.7 

87.4 85.2 83.3 

Race 

White .................................................... 

Black ..................................................... 

Other .... .._ .............................................. 

Education 

Less than 12 years ......................................... 

12 years .................................................. 

13 years or more ........................................... 

Student status 

Student ................................................... 

Not a student .............................................. 

92.3 91.8 92.7 

5.5 ‘5.6 5.4 

2.2 *2.6 ‘1.9 

61.9 72.5 55.5 

28.5 23.8 32.2 

9.6 ‘3.7 12.3 

11.3 33.2 7.0 

88.7 66.8 93.0 

Public assistance income 

Family receives public assistance income ...................... 12.5 13.3 12.8 

Family does not receive public assistance income ............... 87.5 86.7 87.2 

-.-

NOTE Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

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Table 4. Number of female family planning patients, by patient status, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by prior 

contraceptive method, source of prior method, contraceptive method adopted, and medical services provided, accordingto patient status, age, education, and 

public assistance income: United States, 1980 

Education Public assistance 

Receives Does not 

Prior contraceptive method, source of 

prior method, contraceptive method adopted 

or continued, and medical services provided 

All patients 

Total ................................... 

Total ................................... 

Prior contraceptive method 

Pill ..................................... 

IUD .................................... 

Diaphragm .............................. 

Foam, jelly, or cream., .................... 

Natural ................................. 

Sterilization ............................. 

Other ................................... 

Never used method regularly ............... 

Source of prior method 

Same service site ........................ 

Other service site ........................ 

Hospital ................................ 

Private physician ......................... 

Drug store .............................. 

Other........................:..; ....... 

Unknown ............................... 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

Pill ..................................... 

IUD .................................... 

Diaphragm .............................. 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 

Other... ................................. 

None ................................... 

Reason for no method 

Pregnant ........................ 

Relying on partner ................ 

Other ........................... 

Medical services provided’ 

Pap smear ............................... 

Pelvic examination ....................... 

Breast examination ....................... 

Blood pressure check ..................... 

Pregnancy testing ........................ 

Venereal disease testing ................... 

Urinalysis ............................... 

Blood test. .............................. 

Sterilization ............................. 

Infertility ................................ 

Other medical services .................... 

See footnote and note at end of table. 

Total receive Under 20-29 30 years less than 12 years 

73 years public 

20 years years and over 72 years or more assistance public 

income assistance 

income 

Number in thousands 

4,977 1,703 2,691 583 2,005 1,915 1,057 695 4,282 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

55.9 49.0 63.1 42.5 50.4 61.7 55.9 56.0 55.9 

7.1 1.8 7.9 18.9 6.9 7.2 7.1 10.0 6.6 

4.3 1.2 5.7 7.1 1.5 3.5 11.3 3.4 4.5 

3.8 3.1 3.7 6.6 3.6 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.8 

.6 .5 .6 1.2 .5 .5 1.1 *.4 .7 

1 .o *.1 .8 4.6 1.2 1.1 * .6 1.4 1 .o 

2.1 2.3 1.7 3.3 2.3 1.9 2.1 1.6 2.2 

25.1 41.9 16.5 15.7 33.6 20.1 18.0 23.2 25.4 

39.3 30.6 43.8 43.7 36.6 42.2 39.0 40.5 39.1 

8.8 5.9 10.7 8.8 6.5 9.0 12.9 10.0 8.6 

2.1 1.1 2.2 4.1 2.3 2.1 1.4 3.4 1.8 

18.4 14.2 20.7 20.2 15.3 20.4 21 .o 18.0 18.5 

2.7 3.1 2.4 3.1 2.3 2.8 3.4 2.0 2.9 

2.2 2.0 2.2 2.9 2.0 2.0 2.8 1.9 2.2 

1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.5 1 .o 1.5 

63.7 74.1 63.1 35.7 64.8 65.8 57.6 59.2 64.4 

7.1 2.2 7.9 18.2 7.3 7.1 7.0 9.8 6.7 

7.2 3.8 8.7 9.8 3.2 6.0 16.8 5.5 7.4 

5.6 5.0 5.1 9.5 6.6 5.5 3.9 8.0 5.2 

2.9 1.3 2.6 8.8 3.1 2.8 2.5 3,.5 2.8 

13.6 13.5 12.6 18.1 15.1 12.8 12.2 14.0 13.5 

4.4 5.3 4.1 3.0 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.4 

4.9 4.1 4.6 9.0 5.9 4.3 4.2 5.4 4.8 

4.3 4.1 4.0 6.2 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.7 4.2 

57.7 58.4 56.1 63.2 56.0 57.4 61.6 55.5 58.1 

68.5 67.2 68.1 73.8 66.2 67.9 73.8 69.7 68.3 

60.0 60.8 58.5 64.9 58.7 59.3 63.9 59.7 60.1 

89.0 89.4 88.7 89.8 89.3 88.9 88.7 87.8 89.2 

9.9 11.2 9.7 7.2 10.4 9.6 9.7 9.8 10.0 

51 .l 51.8 50.0 53.8 49.3 50.8 54.7 52.3 50.8 

58.5 60.3 56.8 61.4 57.2 57.9 62.2 54.7 59.1 

51.7 53.8 50.1 53.2 50.2 51 .I 55.8 49.7 52.1 

*.2 *.1 *.2 l .8 ‘.2 ‘.3 * .2 ‘.3 *.2 

*.I *.0 ‘.I *.2 ‘.I *.I *.1 ‘.l *.1 

59.5 60.0 59.2 59.3 60.5 58.2 59.8 53.2 60.5 

I 

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Table 4. Number of female family planning patients, by patient status, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by prior 

contraceptive method, source of prior.method, contraceptive method adopted, and medical services provided, according to patient status, age, education, and 

public assistance income: United States, 1980-Con. 

Education Public a@stance 

income, 

Prior contraceptive method, source of 

prior method, contraceptive method adopted Total Receives Does not 

or continued, and medical services provided Under 20-29 30 years Less than 12 years 

13 years public receive 

20 years years and over 12 ykars or more assistance public 

income assistance 

income 

r 

Return patients 

Number in thousands 

Total ................................... 3.197 819 1,943 436 1,191 1,296 710 482 2,715 

Percent distribution 

Total ................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Prior contraceptive method 

Pill ..................................... 69.5 79.2 70.9 44.9 68.4 72.5 65.7 66.3 70.1 

IUD .................................... 9.4 3.0 9.3 21.9 10.2 9.0 8.6 12.7 8.8 

Diaphragm .............................. 5.4 2.0 6.3 7.7 2.0 4.1 13.5 3.9 5.7 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 3.5 2.6 3.2 6.7 3.8 3.5 3.0 4.2 3.4 

Natural ................................. *.5 *.2 .4 *1.0 ‘.4 *.4 *.8 *.4 .5 

Sterilization ............................. 1.4 *.2 1 .o 5.5 1.8 1.4 *.7 1.8 1.3 

Other ................................... 1.6 1.4 1.4 3.1 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 

Never used method regularly ............... 8.7 11.4 7.4 9.3 11.4 7.5 6.3 9.3 8.6 

Source of prior method 

Sameseivicesite.. ........ .:.:. ......... 61.1 63.6 60.7 5814 61.7 62.3 58.0 58.4 61.6 

Other service site ......................... 13.7 12.2 14.8 11:7 10.9 13.3 19.2 14.4 13.6 

Hospital ................................ 3.2 2.2 3.1 5.5 4.0 3.1 2.1 4.9 2.9 

Private physician ......................... 10.5 8.6 11 .l 11.1 9.6 11 .o 10.9 10.7 10.5 

Drug store .............................. 1.2 .9 1.3 1.7 .9 1.3 1.6 *1.0 1.3 

Other ................................... 1.0 .7 1 .o 1.5 1 .o .9 1.2 *.9 1 .o 

Unknown ............................... .6 ‘.4 .6 *.6 *.6 *.6 *.6 *.4 .6 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

.Pill ...................................... 65.5 79.1 66.0 37.4 65.6 67.8 61.2 60.6 66.4 

*IUD .................................... 8.8 3.1 8.7 20.4 9.8 8.5 7.9 11.8 8.3 

..Diaphragm .............................. 7.0 3.2 8.0 9.5 2.9 5.7 16.2 5.2 7.3 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 4.9 3.9 4.4 9.0 6.1 4.8 3.1 7.0 4.6 

Qther.....‘.................‘............: 3.0 1 .o 2.5 9.0 3.5 2.9 2.3 3.6 2.9 

None...‘................................ 10.8 9.7 10.4 14.7 12.1 10.3 9.4 11.7 10.6 

Reason for no method 

‘Pregnant. ....................... 3.1 3.6 3.2 1.9 3.3 3.1 2.9. 3.1 3.1 

Relying on partner ................ 4.1 3.0 3.7 7.7 4.9 3.7’ 3.4 4.7 4.0 

Other. .......................... 3.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.9 3.5 

Medical services provided’ 

Papsmear.; ............................ 52.9 45.2 53.8 63.1 49.1 53.3 58.4 53.0 52.8 

Pelvic examination ........................ 64.0 56.1 65.4 72.6 59.8 63.7 71.3 67.5 63.3 

Breast examination ....................... 54.9 47.5 56.0 64.4 51.2 55.2 60.8 57.1 54.5 

Blood pressure iheck ..................... 89.1 87.9 89.1 91 .o 89.1 89.2 88.8 88.4 89.2 

Pregnancy testing ......... , .............. 8.4 9.8 8.4 5.4 8.9 8.0 8.2 9.1 8.2 

Venereal disease testing ................... 47.5 41.6 48.5 54.0 43.9 47.9 52.6 50.6 46.9 

Urinalysis ... .:. ......................... 53.6 47.6 54.5 60.7 50.4 53.6 58.9 51.8 53.9 

Blood test.......................: ....... 46.2 40.6 47.3 51.9 42.4 46.3 52.5 46.3 46.2 

Sterilization ............................. *.2 *.1 *.2 *.7 *.2 *.3 *.2 *.4 *.2 

lnfertifity .. 1.. ............................ *.1 *.0 ‘.O +.1 *.0 *.1 *.1 *.1 ‘.O 

Other medical.seririFes .......... , .......... 59.1 58.5 59.3 59.3 . 59.4 58.1 60.4 52.3 60.3 

See footnota’and note at end of table. 

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Table 4. Number of female family planning patients. by patient status, age, education, and public assistance income, and percentdistributionby &or 

contraceptive method. source of pnor method, contraceptive method adopted, and medical services provided, according to patient status, age, education, and 

public assistance income: United States, 1980-Con. 

Age Education Public assistance 

income 

Prior contraceptive method, source of 

prior method, contraceptive method adopted Total Receives Does not 

or continued. and medical services provided Under 20-29 30 years Less than 

12 years 

13 years public receive 

20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance public 

income assistance 

income 

New patients 

Number in thousands 

Total ................................... 1.779 884 749 147 814 619 347 213 1,567 

Percent distribution 

Total ................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Prior contraceptive method 

Pill ..................................... 31.5 21.1 43.0 35.7 24.0 38.9 35.9 32.7 31.4 

IUD .................................... 2.9 .6 4.2 10.1 2.0 3.5 4.0 3.8 2.8 

Diaphragm .............................. 2.4 ‘.5 4.0 5.4 .8 2.1 6.8 *2.2 2.5 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 4.3 3.6 4.8 6.4 3.2 5.0 5.8 3.8 4.4 

Natural ................................. .9 .8 1 .o ‘1.7 *.6 .9 ‘1.7 *.5 1 .o 

Sterilization ............................. *.4 ‘.I *.5 ‘2.2 ‘.4 ‘.4 *.4 *.6 *.4 

Other ................................... 2.9 3.0 2.5 ‘4.1 2.7 2.8 3.4 ‘1.9 3.0 

Never used method regularly ............... 54.6 70.2 40.0 34.4 66.1 46.5 42.0 54.6 54.6 

Source of prior method 

Same service site ........................ 

Other service site ........................ 

Hospital ................................ 

Private physician ......................... 32.7 19.4 45.6 46.8 23.5 39.9 41.5 34.7 

Drug store .............................. 5.5 5.1 5.5 7.4 4.4 6.0 7.2 4.2 

Other ................................... 4.4 3.2 5.3 6.9 3.6 4.5 6.0 4.1 

Unknown ............................... 2.9 2.1 3.5 4.5 2.5 3.2 3.3 *2.4 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

Pill ..................................... 60.3 69.4 55.5 30.4 63.7 61.6 50.2 56.1 60.9 

IUD .................................... 4.1 1.4 5.8 11.6 3.6 4.2 5.2 5.2 4.0 

Diaphragm .............................. 7.5 4.4 10.5 10.7 3.6 6.6 18.1 6.2 7.7 

Foam, jelly, or cream. ..................... 6.8 6.1 6.9 10.8 7.4 6.9 5.3 10.4 6.3 

Other ................................... 2.6 1.6 2.8 8.1 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.2 2.6 

None ................................... 18.6 17.1 18.5 28.4 19.4 17.9 18.0 19.1 18.6 

Reason for no method 

Pregnant ........................ 6.6 6.9 6.4 6.1 6.5 7.1 6.3 5.7 6.8 

Relying on partner ................ 6.4 5.1 6.7 12.9 7.2 5.8 5.8 7.0 6.4 

Other ........................... 5.5 5.1 5.3 9.4 5.7 5.1 5.9 6.4 5.4 

Medical services provided’ 

Papsmear.. ............................ 66.5 70.7 62.1 63.4 66.3 65.9 68.0 61.0 67.2 

Pelvic examination ....................... 76.6 77.5 75.4 77.4 75.5 76.7 79.0 74.7 76.9 

Breast examination ....................... 69.2 73.1 65.1 66.5 69.7 68.1 70.1 65.6 69.7 

Blood pressure check ..................... 89.0 90.8 87.5 86.0 89.7 88.4 88.4 86.4 89.3 

Pregnancy testing ........................ 12.8 12.5 13.1 12.5 12.6 12.9 12.9 11.2 13.0 

Venereal disease testing ................... 57.5 61.2 54.0 53.5 57.2 57.1 59.0 56.2 57.7 

Urinalysis ............................... 67.4 72.1 62.5 63.6 67.0 66.8 69.0 61.2 68.2 

Blood test ............................... 61.6 66.0 57.3 57.3 61.7 61.1 62.4 57.2 62.2 

Sterilization ............................. *.2 *.1 *.2 *1.1 *.2 *.2 *.2 *.3 *.2 

Infertility ................................ *.1 * .o *.1 *.4 ‘.l *.1 *.1 *.1 * L-1 

Other medical services .... .; .............. 60.1 61.3 58.9 59.4 62.1 58.4 58.6 55.2 60.8 

1Ergures do not add to total because each visit may involve more than one medical service. 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

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Table 5. Number of female family planning patients by race, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by prior contraceptive method, 

source of prior method, contraceptive method adopted orcontinued, and medical services provided, according to race, age, education, and public assistance 

income: United States, 1980 

Public assistance 

Age Educe tion income 

Prior contraceptive method, source of Does not prior method, contraceptive method adopted Total Receives receive or continued, and medical services provided Under 20-29 30 years Less than 12 years 

13 years public public 20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance assistance income income 

White patients 

Number in thousandsTotal.................... ................ 3,552 1,233 1,934 386 1.429 1,321 803 329 3,223 

Percent distribution 

Total ................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 1CD.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Prior contraceptive method 

i Pill ..................................... 55.0 47.8 62.1 42.5 50.2 60.9 54.0 55.1 55.0 

1

t 

IUD .................................... 

Diaphragm .............................. 

6.5 

4.9 

1.6 

1.3 

7.6 

6.6 

17.3 

7.5 

6.6 6.4 

1.5 3.7 

6.7 

12.8 

9.7 

4.3 

6.2 

4.9 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 3.9 3.3 3.8 6.6 3.6 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.9 

Natural ................................. .7 *.6 .7 l 1.3 *.6 .6 1.2 *.6 .8 

Sterilization ............................. .9 *.1 .7 4.5 1.1 .9 *.5 *1.6 .8 

Other ................................... 2.3 2.6 1.8 3.8 2.5 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.3 

Never used method regularly ............... 25.7 42.7 16.7 16.4 33.9 21.2 18.6 22.4 26.1 

Source of prior method 

Same service site ........................ 37.0 28.7 41.7 39.9 34.6 39.2 37.5 36.4 37.0 

Other service site ........................ 8.7 5.9 10.5 8.4 6.5 8.5 12.9 9.5 8.6 

Hospital.. .............................. 1.5 .8 1.6 3.3 1.9 1.4 1 .o 2.7 1.4 

Private physician ......................... 19.9 14.7 22.6 23.1 16.5 22.5 21.7 22.6 19.6 

Drug store .............................. 3.2 3.7 2.8 3.6 2.8 3.3 3.7 2.9 3.2 

Other ................................... 2.4 2.2 2.4 3.4 2.3 2.2 3.0 2.3 2.4 

Unknown ............................... 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.6 *1.3 1.6 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

Pill ..................................... 63.5 73.8 62.7 35.1 64.8 66.2 56.8 56.4 64.3 

IUD .................................... 6.6 1.9 7.5 16.8 7.0 6.2 6.6 9.4 6.3 

Diaphragm .............................. 8.1 4.4 9.9 10.6 3.4 6.5 18.8 7.0 8.2 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 4.8 4.5 4.3 8.7 5.9 4.7 .3.2 6.7 4.6 

Other ................................... 2.7 1.3 2.3 8.8 2.9 2.6 2.3 3.7 2.6 

1 None ................................... 14.3 14.1 13.3 20.0 16.0 13.8 12.3 16.8 14.1 

Reason for no method 

Pregnant ........................ 4.8 5.8 4.5 3.5 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.1 4.8 

Relying on partner ................ 5.2 4.2 4.9 10.1 6.4 4.6 4.0 6.7 5.0 

Other. .......................... 4.3 4.1 4.0 6.5 4.6 4.1 4.0 5.0 4.2 

Medical selvices provided’ 

Papsmear .............................. 58.0 58.8 56.5 62.8 55.9 57.6 62.2 55.4 58.2 

Pelvic examination ....................... 68.2 67.1 67.9 72.8 65.7 67.4 74.0 68.1 68.2 

Breast examination ....................... 60.0 60.8 58.6 64.8 58.4 59.1 64.4 58.2 60.2 

Blood pressure check ..................... 88.4 88.5 88.1 89.3 88.9 87.9 88.3 85.4 88.7 

Pregnancy testing ........................ 10.7 12.1 10.4 8.0 11.2 10.7 10.1 12.3 10.6 

Venereal disease testing ................... 49.8 50.3 49.1 51.5 47.3 49.5 54.6 50.3 49.7 

Urinalysis ............................... 60.3 62.0 58.6 63.1 58.5 60.0 63.9 59.0 60.4 

Bloodtest. .............................. 52.9 55.1 51.3 53.4 50.7 52.3 57.8 51.6 53.0 

Sterilization ............................. *.2 *.1 *.2 *.6 l .1 *.2 *.2 *.2 *.2 

infertility. ............................... *.0 *.0 *.0 *.1 *.0 *.0 ‘.O *.1 *.0 

Other medical services .................... 60.1 60.3 59.8 61.1 61.9 58.5 59.7 52.9 60.8 

See footnote and note at end of table. 

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Table 5. Numberoffemalefamily planning patients by race, age, education, and public assistance in’come, and percent distribution by prior contraceptive method, 

source of prior method, contraceptive method adopted or continued, and medical services provided, according to race, age, education, and public assistance 

income: United States, 1980-Con. 

Age Education Public assistance 

income 

Prior contraceptive method, source of 

prior method, contraceptive method adopted Total Receives Does not 

receive or continued, and medical services provided Under 20-29 30 years Less then 12 years 

13 years public 

20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance public 

income assistance 

income 

Black patients 

Number in thousands 

Total ................................... 1,301 438 689 174 530 549 222 349 952 

Percent distribution 

Total ................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Prior contraceptive method 

Pill ..................................... 58.9 53.1 66.6 43.0 51.5 64.2 63.4 57.4 59.4 

IUD .................................... 8.3 2.4 8.4 22.5 7.4 9.0 8.4 10.0 7.6 

Diaphragm .............................. 2.9 ‘1.0 3.3 6.4 1.4 3.0 6.4 2.6 3.1 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 3.5 2.4 3.3 6.7 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.4 

Natural ................................. ‘.3 *.2 ‘.2 *.8 *.3 “.3 *.4 *.3 *.3 

Sterilization ............................. 1.4 ‘.l 1.3 5.1 1.6 1.5 ‘.9 *1.4 1.4 

Other ................................... 1.5 ‘1.4 1.4 ‘2.2 1.5 1.4 *1.6 ‘1.2 1.6 

Never used method regularly ............... 23.2 39.3 15.5 13.3 32.9 17.1 15.3 23.5 23.1 

Source of prior method 

Same service site ........................ 48.1 36.6 50.4 53.0 42.3 50.0 45.3 45.0 46.5 

Other service site ........................ 9.3 5.9 11.3 9.8 6.6 10.4 13.0 IO,7 8.8 

Hospital ................................ 3.5 1.8 4.0 6.1 3.5 3.7 *3.0 4.1 3.3 

Private physician ......................... 14.0 12.6 15.2 12.9 11.4 14.9 18.1 ,13.5 14.2 

Drug ;iore .............................. 1.5 * 1.4 1.3 *2.1 ‘1 .o 1.5 *2.4 ‘1.0 1.6 

Other ................................... 1.5 1.5 1.4 ‘1.6 1.3 1.5 *1.9 ‘1.5 1.5 

Unknown ............................... 1 .o ‘1.0 *.9 ‘1.2 *.9 ‘1.0 *1.1 “.7 1 .o 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

Pill ..................................... 65.0 75.7 65.1 37.5 65.9 65.8 60.8 62.6 65.8 

IUD .................................... 8.0 2.7 8.2 20.3 7.4 8.7 7.7 9.7 7.4 

Diaphragm .............................. 4.9 2.1 5.7 8.8 2.6 4.8 10.7 4.2 5.2 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 7.7 6.7 7.5 11.3 8.7 7.5 6.1 9.5 7.1 

Other ................................... 3.0 ‘1 .o 2.9 8.4 3.0 2.9 ‘2.9 3.1 2.9 

None ................................... 11.4 11.8 10.5 13.7 12.5 10.2 11.8 10.9 11.5 

Reason for no method 

Pregnant ........................ 3.1 3.9 2.9 ‘1.9 3.5 2.7 *3.0 2.7 3.2 , 

Relying on partner ................ 4.0 3.8 3.6 6.4 4.3 3.5 4.6 4.0 4.0 

Other. .......................... 4.3 4.2 4.0 5.4 4.7 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 

Medical services provided’ 

Papsmear.. ............................ 57.9 57.9 55.8 65.7 ,56.9 57.5 60.8 55.9 58.6 

Pelvic examination ....................... 70.2 68.2 69.5 77.7 68.4 70.0 74.8 71.7 69.6 

Breast examination ....................... 61.5 61.7 59.8 67.7 60.6 61.3 64.3 61.9 61.3 

Blood pressure check ..................... 91.9 92.7 91.2 92.9 91.6 92.5 91 .I 90.6 92.4 

Pregnancy testing ........................ 7.7 8.6 7.7 5.4 8.0 7.0 8.5 7.4 7.8 

Venereal disease testing ................... 55.3 56.6 53.2 60.6 55.4 54.6 56.5 54.7 55.6 

Urinalysis ............................... 54.8 56.5 52.5 59.9 54.4 54.0 57.9 50.9 56.3 

Blood test. .............................. 49.5 50.6 47.5 54.5 49.8 48.8 50.4 48.2 49.9 

Sterilization ............................. *.3 *.1 ‘.3 *.8 *.3 *.2 *.2 *.3 *.2 

Infertility. ............................... *.1 *.0 *.1 *.2 *.0 ‘.l *.1 *.1 *.1 

Other medical services .................... 58.3 58.9 58.1 57.8 57.7 57.9 60.9 53.5 60.1 

‘Figures do not add to total since each visit may involve more than one medical service. 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

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Table 6. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by prior contraceptive 

method, source of prior contraceptive method, contraceptive method adopted or continued, and medical services provided, according to ethnicity, age, 

education, and public assistance income: United States, 1980 

Public assistance Age income 

Prior contraceptive method, source of Does not 

irior method, contraceptive method adopted Total Receives receive 

or continued, end medical services provided Under 20-29 30 year.9 Less than 12 years 

13 years public public 20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance assistance income income 

Hispanic patients 

Number in thousands 

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636 127 370 139 393 181 61 79 556 

Percent distribution I Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0 loQ.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

I 

Prior contraceptive method 

II 

Pill ..................................... 

IUD .................................... 

Diaphragm .............................. 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 

Natural ................................. 

I Sterilization ............................. 

Other ................................... 

I Never used method regularly ............... 

Source of prior method 

Same service site ........................ 

Other service site ........................ 

Hospital ................................ 

Private physician ......................... 

Drug store .............................. 

Other ................................... 

Unknown ............................... 

50.6 44.4 56.6 40.2 48.0 55.6 52.6 51.6 50.4 

12.7 ‘3.8 12.5 21.3 13.9 10.7 *IO.6 16.0 12.2 

2.0 *.6 *2.1 ‘3.2 *1.2 ‘2.6 *5.7 $1.8 2.1 

3.6 ‘1.7 3.2 ‘6.5 3.5 ‘3.8 *4.4 *4.9 3.5 

*.7 *.4 *.5 *1.4 *.6 *.6 *1.0 *.6 *.7 

*1.3 *.1 *.7 *4.0 ‘1.4 *1.1 *.9 * 1.6 * 1.3 

2.3 *1.5 *1.9 *4.0 *2.4 ‘2.0 *2.5 *1.9 2.3 

26.8 47.5 22.5 19.4 29.0 23.6 22.4 21.6 27.6 

37.2 23;l 39.3 44.7 37.6 36.9 36.0 34.9 37.6 

9.2 *5.8 10.2 9.7 8.7 9.2 ‘12.3 10.9 9.0 

3.0 *2.5 3.0 *3.6 3.4 $2.7 *1.9 $5.9 2.6 

18.0 16.4 19.4 15.8 15.9 22.2 19.5 21.4 17.5 

2.0 ‘1.1 *2.0 *2.8 *2.0 * 1.8 ‘2.8 ‘2.6 1.9 

2.5 *2.6 *2.4 *2.8 *2.3 *2.6 *3.7 *1.8 2.6 

*1.2 *.9 *1.2 *1.2 *1.1 * 1.2 ‘1.4 *1.0 ‘1.2 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

Pill..: .................................. 

IUD .................................... 

Diaphragm .............................. 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 

Other ................................... 

None ................................... 

Reason for no method 

Pregnant ........................ 

Relying on partner ................ 

Other. .......................... 

Medical services provided’ 

Papsmear.. ............................ 

Pelvic examination ....................... 

Breast examination ....................... 

Blood pressure check ..................... 

Pregnancy testing ........................ 

Venereal disease testing ................... 

Urinalysis. .............................. 

Blood test. .............................. 

Sterilization ............................. 

Infertility ................................ 

Other medical services .................... 

See footnote and note at end of table. 

54.3 66.7 58.1 32.9 52.3 58.5 54.8 51.2 54.8 

13.7 *5.4 13.3 22.1 15.3 10.9 ‘11.0 15.8 13.4 

3.5 *2.3 3.6 ‘4.4 *2.2 ‘4.0 *lo.2 ‘4.1 3.4 

6.2 *5.4 5.4 9.2 6.4 6.0 *5.7 l 8.1 5.9 

3.1 *.9 *2.2 7.5 3.5 ‘2.6 ‘2.2 ‘3.2 3.1 

19.2 19.4 17.4 24.0 20.3 18.1 16.1 17.6 19.5 

3.7 *6.4 3.4 ‘2.2 3.5 ‘4.5 *3.1 ‘3.6 3.8 

10.6 7.8 9.9 14.8 11.9 8.7 *7.8 *8.9 10.8 

4.9 *5.3 4.0 6.9 4.9 4.8 *5.2 ‘5.1 4.9 

57.5 57.3 55.6 62.8 56.7 58.3 60.0 54.5 57.9 

71.1 70.1 70.6 73.3 71.2 69.7 74.3 72.1 70.9 

62.8 63.1 61.1 67.0 63.2 60.7 66.2 60.0 63.1 

91.1 90.9 91 .l 90.9 91.6 90.0 91 .o 89.1 91.3 

8.5 10.8 8.5 *6.3 8.5 8.8 *7.6 9.9 8.3 

44.6 44.9 43.3 47.5 42.7 47.0 49.4 52.4 43.4 

58.2 60.1 56.3 61.5 56.8 59.3 63.8 58.9 58.1 

46.6 48.7 45.2 48.2 47.7 43.2 49.1 46.3 46.6 

*.2 *.1 *.2 *.4 *.2 *.3 *.1 *.3 *.2 

‘.l *.1 *.2 *.1 ‘.O *.2 ‘.I *.I 

63.6 63.8 63.1 64.7 65.4 60.9 59.4 51.4 66.3 

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Table 6. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by prior contraceptive 

method, source of prior contraceptive method, contraceptive method adopted or continued, and medical services provided, according to ethnicity, age, 

education, and public assistance income: United States, 1980-Con. 

Education Public assistance 

income 

Prior contraceptive method, source of 

prior method, contraceptive method adopted Total Receives Does not 

receive or continued, and medical services provided Under 20-29 30 years Less than 

72 years 

13 years public 

20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance public 

assistance income income 

Non-Hispanic patients 

Number in thousands 

Total ................................... 4,341 1,576 2,32 1 444 1,612 1,734 996 615 3,726 

Percent distribution 

Total ................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Prior contraceptive method 

Pill ..................................... 

IUD .................................... 

Diaphragm .............................. 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 

Natural ................................. 

Sterilization ............................. 

Other ................................... 

Never used method regularly ............... 

Source of prior method 

Same service site ........................ 

Other service site ........................ 

Hospital ................................ 

Private physician ......................... 

Drug store .............................. 

Other ................................... 

Unknown ............................... 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

Pill ..................................... 

IUD .................................... 

Diaphragm .............................. 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 

Other ................................... 

None. .......................... ..t ..... 

Reason for no method 

Pregnant ........................ 

Relying on partner ................ 

Other. .......................... 

Medical services provided’ 

Papsmear.. ............................ 

Pelvic examination ....................... 

Breast examination ....................... 

Blood pressure check ..................... 

Pregnancy testing ........................ 

Venereal disease testing .................... 

Urinalysis. .............................. 

Blood test ............................... 

Sterilization ............................. 

Infertility ................................ 

Other medical services .................... 

56.7 49.4 64.2 43.3 51.0 62.3 56.1 56.5 56.7 

6.2 1.6 7.1 18.1 5.2 6.9 6.9 9.2 5.8 

4.7 1.3 6.3 8.3 1.6 3.6 1 1.6 3.6 4.9 

3.8 3.2 3.7 6.6 3.6 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.8 

.6 .5 .6 ‘1.1 *.5 .5 1 .l *.4 .7 

1 .o *.I .9 4.9 1.2 1.1 .6 1.4 .9 

2.0 2.3 1.7 3.1 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.5 2.1 

24.9 41.5 15.5 14.5 34.7 19.8 17.7 23.4 25.1 

39.6 31.2 44.5 43.4 36.4 42.7 39.2 41.2 39.3 

8.7 5.9 10.8 8.5 5.9 9.0 13.0 9.9 8.6 

1.9 .9 2.1 4.3 2.1 2.1 1.4 3.1 1.7 

18.5 14.0 20.9 21.5 15.1 20.2 21 .l 17.6 18.6 

2.8 3.2 2.5 3.2 2.4 2.9 3.5 1.9 3.0 

2.1 1.9 2.1 2.9 1.9 2.0 2.7 1.9 2,.2 

1.4 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 ‘1.0 1.5 

65.0 74.7 63.9 36.5 67.9 66.6 57.7 60.2 65.8 

6.2 2.0 7.0 16.9 5.3 6.7 6.7, 9.0 5.7 

7.7 3.9 9.5 11.5 3.4 6.2 17.2 5.7 8.0 

5.5 5.0 5.1 9.5 6.7 5.5 3.7 8.0 5.1 

2.8 1.3 2.6 9.2 3.0 2.9 2.5 3.5 2.7 

12.7 13.1 1 1.9 16.3 13.8 12.2 12.0 13.5 12.6 

4.5 5.2 4.2 3.2 4.9 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.5 

4.1 3.8 3.7 7.2 4.4 3.9 4.0 5.0 3.9 

4.2 4.0 4.0 5.9 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.6 4.1 

57.8 58.5 56.2 63.3 55.9 57.3 61.7 55.6 58.1 

68.1 67.0 67.8 74.0 65.0 67.8’ 73.8 69.4 67.9 

59.6 60.6 58.1 64.2 57.6 59.2 63.7 59.7 59.6 

88.8 89.3 88.3 89.4 88.8 88.8 88.5 87.6 88.9 

10.1 11.2 9.9 7.4 10.8 9.7 9.9 9.7 10.2 

52.0 52.3 51 .l 55.8 51 .o 51.2 55.0 52.3 52.0 

58.6 60.3 56.8 61.4 57.3 57.8 62.1 54.2 59.3 

52.5 54.2 50.9 54.8 50.9 51.9 56.2 50.1 52.9 

*.2 *.1 *.2 *.9 *.2 ‘.3 *.2 *.3 * .2 

*.1 *.0 *.1 *.2 * .o *.1 ‘.l “.l *.1 

58.8 59.7 58.5 57.6 59.3 57.9 59.8 53.4 59.7 

‘Figures do not add to total since each visit may involve more than one medical service. 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

16 
.Table 7. Number of female family planning patients by patient status, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by number of 

pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to patient status, age, education, and 

public assistance income: United States, 1980 

Public assistance 

Number ofpregnancies, live births, fetal deaths, Total Receives Does not 

and induced aBortions since 7973 receive Under 20-29 30 years Less than j2 years 

13 years public public 20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance assistance income income 

All patients 

Number in thousands 

Tota I ................................... 4.977 1,703 2,691 583 2,005 1,915 1,057 695 4,282 

1 Percent distribution 

Total ................. . ................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 1 

Never pregnant .......................... 43.5 68.3 34.9 10.9 41.7 39.3 54.5 19.8 47.3 

One pregnancy.. ........................ 25.8 24.3 29.5 13.0 23.6 28.6 24.8 31.8 24.8 

Two pregnancies or more .................. 30.7 7.4 35.6 76.1 34.7 32.1 20.6 48.4 27.8 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 54.3 79.4 47.0 15.0 48.8 50.4 72.1 24.7 59.1 

One live birth ............................ 22.1 17.0 26.8 15.1 22.0 25.7 15.5 37.1 19.8 

Two live births or more ................... 23.6 3.6 26.2 69.9 29.2 23.9 12.4 38.2 21.2 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 77.3 85.9 74.0 67.1 79.9 76.5 73.8 72.7 78.0 

One fetal death .......................... 16.9 12.2 19.1 20.6 14.8 17.7 19.4 18.8 16.6 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 4.3 1.6 5.2 7.8 3.8 4.3 5.1 5.9 4.0 

Three fetal deaths or more ................. 1.5 *.3 1.7 4.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 2.7 1.3 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ..................... 84.6 88.8 81.8 85.2 88.2 83.6 79.3 82.3 84.9 

One induced abortion ...................... 12.4 9.9 14.3 10.8 9.5 13.1 16.5 13.4 12.2 

Two induced abortions .................... 2.4 1.2 3.1 2.9 1.8 2.6 3.3 3.2 2.3 

Three induced abortions or more ........... .6 *.2 .7 1.2 .5 .6 .8 1.1 .5 

Unknown ............................... 

Return patients 

Number in thousands 

Total ................................... 3,197 819 1.943 436 1,191 1,296 710 482 2,715 

Percent distribution 

Total....................: .............. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant .......................... 36.7 59.8 33.0 9.8 29.9 34.7 51.9 15.6 40.5 

One pregnancy .......................... 27.6 30.0 30.0 12.3 26.0 29.9 26.2 31.2 27.0 

Two pregnancies or more .................. 35.7 10.2 37.0 77.9 44.2 35.4 21.9 53.2 32.6 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 48.5 74.4 45.4 13.6 37.6 46.2 70.9 20.1 53.6 

Onelivebirth ............................ 23.8 20.6 27.2 14.7 24.6 27.2 16.1 37.3 21.4 

Two live births or more ................... 27.7 5.0 27.4 71.8 37.8 26.5 13.0 42.8 25.1 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 74.6 81.3 73.4 67.3 76.0 75.0 71.6 71 .l 75.2 

One fetal death .......................... 18.8 16.2 19.5 20.9 17.6 18.6 21.0 19.9 18.7 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 4.9 2.1 5.4 7.7 4.7 4.6 5.6 6.1 4.6 

Three fetal deaths or more ................. 1.7 *.4 1.7 4.2 1.7 1.6 : .8 2.9 1.5 . 

See note at end of table. 

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Table 7. Number of female family planning patients by patient status, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by number of 

pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to patient status, age, education, and 

oublic assistance income: United States, 1980-Con. 

Age Education Public assistance 

income 

Numberofpregnancies. live births. fetal deaths, Total Receives Does not 

and induced abortions since 1973 Under 20-29 30 years Less than 

12 years 

13 years public receive 

20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance public 

assistance 

Return patients-Con. 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions.. . . . . . , . 82.7 84.7 81.2 85.3 

One induced abortion.. . . . . . . 13.9 13.6 14.7 10.6 

Two induced abortions.. . . . . . . 2.8 1.5 3.3 3.0 

Three induced abortions or more . . .7 *.2 .8 *1.1 

Unknown............................. 

New patients 

Total................................. 1.779 884 749 147 

Total................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant ........................ 55.7 76.2 39.7 14.1 

One pregnancy ........................ 22.6 18.9 28.3 15.2 

Two pregnancies or more ................ 21.7 4.9 32.0 70.7 

Number of live births 

No live births .......................... 64.8 84.1 51 .1 19.2 

One live birth .......................... 18.9 13.7 25.6 16.3 

Two live births or more ................. 16.3 2.2 23.3 64.5 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ........................ 82.0 90.1 75.5 66.6 

One fetal death ........................ 13.4 8.5 18.0 19.9 

Two fetal deaths ....................... 3.3 1.2 4.7 8.3 

Three fetal deaths or more ............... 1.2 *.2 1.7 5.2 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ................... 88.0 92.5 83.3 84.8 

One induced abortion ................... 9.8 6.5 13.3 11 .I 

Two induced abortions .................. 1.8 .8 2.7 ‘2.7 

Three induced abortions or more ......... .5 *.1 ‘.7 ‘1.4 

Unknown ............................. 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

18 

income income 

85.8 82.6 77.4 81 .1 82.9 

11.4 13.9 17.8 14.2 13.8 2.2 2.8 3.8 3.4 2.7 

‘5 ‘.7 .Q +1.2 .6 

Number in thousands 

814 619 347 213 1,567 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

59.0 49.0 59.9 29.3 59.3 

20.2 25.9 22.1 33.3 21 .I 

20.8 25.0 18.0 37.4 19.6 

65.1 59.1 74.4 35.2 68.8 

18.3 22.4 14.3 36.6 16.5 

16.6 18.5 11.3 28.2 14.6 

85.6 79.6 78.2 76.4 82.8 

10.7 15.4 16.2 16.2 13.1 

2.5 3.8 4.1 5.3 3.0 

1 .I 1.3 * 1.4 *2.2 1.1 

91.8 85.7 83.2 85.0 88.4 

6.8 11.5 13.7 11.4 9.5 

1.1 2.2 2.3 “2.8 1.6 

*.3 *.5 ‘.8 *.9 *.4 

0 

! 

i 
Table 8. Number of female family planning patients by race, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, 

number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to race, age, education, and public assistance income: 

United States, 1980 

Public assistance Age income 

Number ofpregnancies, live I Crths, fetal deaths, Total Receives Does not’ 

and mduced abortions since 1973 Under 20-2s 30 years Less than 12 years 

13 years public receive 

20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance public 

income assistance 

income 

White patients 

rvumber in thousands 

Total................................... 3,552 1,233 1,934 386 1,429 1,321 803 329 3,223 

Percent distribution 

Total................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant .......................... 46.8 71.8 38.3 10.0 42.2 44.3 59.2 20.3 49.5 

One pregnancy.. ........................ 25.0 22.0 29.1 13.5 23.4 27.7 23.2 32.1 24.2 

Two pregnancies or more .................. 28.2 6.2 32.6 76.6 34.4 28.0 17.6 47.7 26.2 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 58.7 83.4 51.7 14.7 49.6 57.1 77.5 26.1 62.0 

Onelivebirth ............................ 19.8 13.9 24.4 15.0 21.5 22.5 12.1 37.0 18.0 

Two live births or more ................... 21.5 2.7 23.8 70.3 28.9 20.4 10.3 36.9 20.0 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 77.7 85.9 74.6 67.1 79.9 76.8 75.2 72.6 78.2 

One fetal death .......................... 16.8 12.2 18.9 20.8 14.9 17.6 18.8 18.8 16.6 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 4.1 1.6 5.0 7.8 3.9 4.2 4.4 6.0 4.0 

Three fetal deaths or more ................. 1.4 *.3 1.5 4.3, 1.4 1.3 1.5 2.7 1.3 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ..................... 84.6 88.6 81.9 85.5 88.4 83.3 80.1 82.0 ’ 84.9 

One induced abortion ..................... 12.5 10.1 14.4 10.4 9.5 13.5 16.1 13.7 12.3 

Two induced abortions .................... 2.4 1.2 3.0 3.0 1.8 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.3 

Three induced abortionsor more ........... .5 *.1 .7 *1.1 *.4 *.5 .8 *1.1 .5 

Unknown ............................... 

See note at end of table. 

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Table 8. Number of female family planning patients by race, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, 

number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to race, age, education, and public assistance income: 

United States, 1980-Con. 

Age Education Public assistance 

income 

Number ofpregnancies, live births, fetal deaths, Total Receives Does not 

and induced abortions since 1973 Under 20-29 30 years Less than 12 years 

13 years public receive 

20 years years end over 12 years or more assistance public 

income assistance 

income 

Black patients 

Number in thousands 

Total.................................. 1,301 438 689 174 530 549 222 349 952 

Percent distribution 

Total................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant .......................... 34.0 58.1 24.5 10.9 40.0 26.7 37.6 19.0 39.5 

One pregnancy.. .................. . ..... 28.5 31.0 31 .o 12.3 24.5 31.5 30.6 32.1 27.2 

Two pregnancies or more .................. 37.5 10.9 44.4 76.9 35.4 41.7 31.8 48.9 33.3 

Number of live births 

Nolivebirths ............................ 42.1 67.9 32.9 13.6 46.4 33.8 52.4 23.1 49.1 

One live birth ............................ 28.8 26.0 33.8 15.6 23.7 34.0 27.9 37.8 25.4 

Two live births or more ................... 29.1 6.1 33.2 70.8 29.9 32.2 19.7 39.1 25.5 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 76.0 85.7 72.2 66.7 79.6 75.5 68.6 72.7 77.2 

One fetal death .......................... 17.5 12.4 19.9 20.7 14.9 ‘I 8.2 21.8 18.9 16.9 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 4.7 1.6 5.8 7.8 3.7 4.5 7.6 5.8 4.3 

Three fetal deaths or more ................. 1.8 ‘.3 2.1 4.7 1.8 1.8 *2.1 2.6 1.6 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ................... 84.5 89.0 81.5 84.5 87.8 84.3 76.9 82.5 85.2 

One induced abortion ................... 12.2 9.7 14.0 11.7 9.9 12.4 17.5 13.1 12.0 

Two induced abortions .................. 2.6 *1 .o 3.5 ‘2.6 1.8 2.4 4.7 3.3 2.3 

Three induced abortions or more ......... ‘.7 *.3 ‘.9 *1.3 +.6 *.8 *.9 *1.1 *.6 

Unknown.. ........................... 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

20 
Table 9. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity, age, education, and public assistance income, and pement distribution by number of 

pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to ethnicity, age, education, and public 

assistance income: United States, 1980 

Public assfstance Age income 

Number ofpregnancies, live births, fetal deaths, Total Receives Does not 

and induced abortions since 1973 Under 20-29 30 years Lass than 12 years 

13 years public receive 

20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance public 

assistance income income 

Hispanic patients 

Number in thousands 

Total................................... 635 127 370 139 393 181 61 79 556 

Percent distribution 

Total .................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant .......................... 19.6 48.2 15.6 *4.4 14.7 24.4 37.3 9.9 21 .o 

One pregnancy.. ........................ 25.3 36.3 28.2 7.3 23.0 29.4 27.3 26.7 25.1 

Two pregnancies or more .................. 55.1 15.5 56.2 88.4 62.3 46.1 35.4 63.4 53.9 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 25.5 57.7 21.7 *6.4 18.6 31.8 50.9 13.2 27.3 

One live birth ............................ 26.8 33.5 30.9 9.6 25.3 30.8 23.9 32.4 26.0 

Two live births or more ................... 47.7 8.8 47.4 84.0 56.0 37.4 25.3 54.4 46.8 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 73.3 83.9 73.3 63.6 72.3 76.2 71.6 68.2 74.1 

One fetal death .......................... 18.8 13.5 19.1 21.7 19.1 17.2 19.2 21.0 18.2 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 5.8 *2.2 5.6 9.8 6.2 4.9 *6.4 *7.0 5.7 

Three fetal deaths or more ................. 2.3 *.4 *1.9 *4.9 2.4 *1.8 ‘2.9 *3.8 2.1 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ..................... 85.0 88.9 83.7 85.1 85.6 85.7 79.3 79.4 85.8 

One induced abortion ..................... 11.4 9.3 12.6 9.8 11 .o 11 .o 14.8 14.9 10.9 

Two induced abortions .................... 2.9 ‘1.6 2.9 84.0 2.7 *2.7 ‘4.3 f3.9 2.7 

Three induced abortions or more ........... *.8 ’ .2 *.8 *1.1 *.7 *.6 *1.6 *1.9 *.6 

Unknown ............................... 

See note at end of table. 

21 
Table 9. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity, age, education, and public assistance income, and percent distribution by number of 

pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to ethnicity, age, education, and public 

assistance income: United States, 1980-Con. 

Age Education Pdblic assistance 

income 

Numberofpregnancies, live births, fetal deaths, Total Receives Does not 

and induced abortions since 1973 Under 20-29 30 years Less than 12 years 

13 years public receive 

20 years years and over 12 years or more assistance public 

assistance income income 

Non-Hispanic patients 

Number in thousands 

I

Total................................ 4,341 1,576 2,321 444 I ,612 1,734 996 615 3,726 

Total............................ 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant . . . . . . . . 

One pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . 

Two pregnancies or more.. . . . 

Number of live births 

No live births.. . . . . . . One live birth.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two live births or more . . . . . . . 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ................... 

One fetal death ................... . Two fetal deaths .................. . . Three fetal deaths or more .......... . 

Number of induced abortions 

No induced abortions.. . . . . . . . 

One induced abortion,. . . . . . . . . . 

Two induced abortions.. . . . . . . 

Three induced abortions or more . 

Unknown........................ 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

22 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

..;i 

47.0 69.9 38.0 12.9 48.3 40.9 55.6 21 .I 51.3 

25.9 23.3 29.7 14.8 23.8 28.5 24.7 32.5 24.8 

27.1 6.8 32.3 72.3 27.9 30.6 19.7 46.4 23.9 

58.6 81.2 51 .o 17.7 56.1 52.3 73.4 26.2 63.9 

21.4 15.7 26.1 16.8 21.2 25.1 15.0 37.7 18.7 

20.1 3.2 22.9 65.5 22.7 22.5 11.6 36.1 17.4 

77.8 86.0 74.1 68.2 81.7 76.5 73.9 73.3 78.6 

16.7 12.1 19.1 20.3 13.8 17.8 19.5 18.5 16.4 

4.1 1.6 5.1 7.2 3.2 4.3 5.1 5.7 3.8 

I .4 *.3 1.6 4.3 I .3 1.5 1.6 2.5 1.2 

84.5 88.7 81.5 85.2 88.9 83.4 79.3 82.7 84.8 

12.5 10.0 14.6 11 .I 9.2 13.4 16.6 13.2 12.4 

2.4 1 .l 3.2 2.6 1.5 2.6 3.3 3.2 2.2 

.6 *.2 .7 ‘I.2 ‘.4 .6 .8 ‘1 .o .5 
Table 10. Number of female family planning patients by patient status and prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, 

number of live births, number offetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to patientstatus and priorcontraceptive method: United 

States, 1980 -. 

Prior contraceptive method 

Number ofpregnancies. live births, fetaldeaths, Total Never used 

and induced abortions since 1973 Pill IUD Diaphragm Foam. jelly, Natural Sterilization Other method or cream regular& 

All patients 

Total ................................... 

Total ................................... 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant .......................... 

One pregnancy .......................... 

Two pregnancies or more ................. 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 

One live birth ............................ 

Two live births or more ................... 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 

One fetal death .......................... 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 

Three fetal deaths or more ................. 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ..................... 

One induced abortion ..................... 

Two induced abortions .................... 

Three induced abortions or more ........... 

Unknown ............................... 

Return patients 

Number in thousands 

4.977 2,782 352 216 190 32 52 103 1.250 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

43.5 40.8 16.5 40.9 36.8 ‘49.0 *8.5. 43.0 59.9, 

25.8 28.7 25.5 26.0 22.5 *lg.8 *9.0 19.7 21.3 

30.7 30.5 58.0 33.1 40.7 ‘31.2 82.6 37.3 18.8 

54.3 53.2 24.7 60.8 46.1 59.4 *10.3 51.5 67.4 

22.1 24.0 27.9 18.2 20.2 *15.9 *10.4 17.6 18.1 

23.6 22.9 47.4 21 .o 33.8 *24.7 79.4 30.8 14.6 

77.3 76.3 67.3 65.2 74.8 77.5 68.8 77.3 85.0 

7 6.9 18.2 21.8 24.0 17.4 *14.2 ‘20.2 15.8 11.5 

4.3 4.3 7.7 7.4 *5.5 ‘6.1 *5.9 *5.0 2.5 

1.5 1.2 ‘3.2 ‘3.4 *2.3 *2.3 *4.2 *1.9 *1.1 

84.6 83.2 79.8 73.0 85.2 84.9 89.0 86.5 90.5 

12.4 13.9 14.7 19.9 11.2 *10.7 *8.5 ‘10.1 7.7 

2.4 2.4 ‘4.2 ‘5.5 ‘2.6 *3.4 *1.7 *3.0 1.4 

.6 *.5 * 1.2 * 1.6 *1.1 *1.0 *.8 *.4 ‘.4 

Number in thousands 

Total ................................... 3,197 2,222 299 173 113 +I5 45 52 278 

Percent distribution 

Total ................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ‘100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant .......................... 36.7 40.8 16.0 41.4 26.5 *39.8 ‘6.4 *26.6 33.9 

One pregnancy .......................... 27.6 28.3 25.2 25.6 24.4 *21.7 *8.8 +23.2 30.9 

Two pregnancies or more ................. 35.7 30.8 58.8 33.1 49.1 *38.5 84.8 50.2 35.1 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 48.5 52.9 23.6 61.4 35.2 * 54.0 *7.9 36.0 46.0 

One live birth ............................ 23.8 23.8 27.8 17.8 23.6 *15.7 *10.2 *21.7 25.9 

Two live births or more ................... 27.7 23.2 48.6 20.9 41.1 *30.3 81.9 42.2 28.1 

1 Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 74.6 76.7 67.8 64.6 71.5 *69.9 69.2 71.9 74.6 

One fetal death .......................... 18.8 17.9 21.8 24.0 19.8 *20.2 *20.6 ‘19.6 19.0 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 4.9 4.2 7.5 *7.5 *5.9 ‘7.0 ‘6.0 *5.6 ‘4.4 

Three fetal deaths or more ................ 1.7 1.2 ‘2.9 *3.7 *2.7 *2.9 *4.2 ‘3.0 *1.9 

SDR note at end of table. 

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Table 10. Number of female family planning patients by patient status and prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, 

number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to patient status and prior contraceptive method: United 

States, 1980-Con. 

Prior contraceptive method 

Numberofpregnancies, live births, fetaldeaths, Total Never used and induced abortions since 7 973 Pill IUD Diaphragm Foam, jelly, Natural Sterilization Other method or cream regularly 

Return patients-Con 

Number of induced abortions scnce 1973 

No induced abortions.. . . . . . . . . . . 82.7 83.4 80.2 72.7 84.4 * 80.0 89.0 84.2 83.9 

One induced abortion.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.9 13.7 14.7 19.7 ‘11.7 ‘14.0 *8.6 *11.7 12.8 

Two induced abortions.. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 2.5 *3.9 ‘5.9 *2.8 “5.1 *1.5 *3.3 “2.6 

Three induced abortions or more . . . . . .7 *.5 *1.2 *1.7 ‘1.1 ‘.9 *.9 *.8 *.7 

Unknown............................... 

New patients 

Total................................... 

Total ................................... 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant .......................... 

One pregnancy .......................... 

Two pregnancies or more ................. 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 

One live birth ............................ 

Two live births or more ................... 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 

One fetal death .......................... 

Two fetal deaths. ........................ 

Three fetal deaths or more ................ 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ..................... 

One induced abortion ..................... 

Two induced aborhons. ................... 

Three induced abortions or more ........... 

Unknown ............................... 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

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Number in thousands 

1,779 561 52 43 77 17 *7 51 971 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 *100.0 log.o 100.0 

55.7 40.8 18.9 39.1 51.8 57.2 *21.0 59.7 67.4 

22.6 30.1 27.2 27.7 19.8 *18.1 *lo.0 *16.2 18.5 

21.7 29.1 53.9 33.2 28.3 *24.6 ‘69.1 24.1 14.2 

64.8 54.0 31.3 58.6 61.9 64.2 *24.7 67.4 73.5 

18.9 24.6 28.2 19.8 15.1 *16.1 ‘11.6 *13.4 15.8 

16.3 21.4 40.6 21.5 23.0 *lg.8 ‘63.7 19.2 10.7 

82.0 75.0 64.6 66.6 79.6 84.2 *73.3 82.8 87.9 

13.4 19.2 21.4 24.2 13.9 +8.8 ‘17.3 *12.1 9.3 

3.3 4.3 ‘9.4 ‘6.9 *4.9 ‘5.2 *5.3 *4.4 2.0 

1.2 *1.5 *4.6 ’ 2.3 ‘1.6 ‘1.8 *4.1 *.7 +.8 

88.0 82.5 77.6 74.3 86.2 89.2 *aa. 88.8 92.4 

9.8 14.7 ‘14.8 20.4 ‘10.4 * 7.8 *7.6 *8.4 6.3 

1 .a 2.3 “5.9 *4.0 ‘2.4 ‘2.0 *3.2 ‘2.8 1 .o 

.5 *.5 ‘1.7 ‘1.3 ‘1.0 ‘1.0 *.3 “.O *.3 

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Table 11. Number of female family planiing patients by race and prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, number of live 

births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to race and prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980 

Prior contraceptive method 

Numberofpregnancies, live births, fetaldeaths, Total and induced abortions since 1973 

White patients 

Total ................................... 

I 

Total ................................... 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant .......................... 

One pregnancy .......................... 

Two pregnancies or more ................. 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 

One live birth ............................ 

Two live births or more ................... . 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 

One fetal death .......................... 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 

Three fetal deaths or more ................ 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ..................... 

One induced abortion. ..................... 

Two induced abortions .................... 

Three induced abortions or more ........... 

Unknown ............................... 

Black patients 

Total ................................... 

Total ................................... 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant .......................... 

Onepregnancy .......................... 

Two pregnancies or more .................. 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 

One live birth ............................ 

Two live births or more .................... 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 

One fetal death .......................... 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 

Three fetal deaths or more ................ 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ..................... 

One itiduced abortion ..................... ’

Two induced abortions .................... 

Three induced abortions or more ........... 

Unknown ............................... 

Pill IUD Diaphragm 

3,552 1,955 232 173 

100.0 100.0 IO?.0 

46.8 43.4 18.5 45.4 

25.0 28.3 26.9 26.1 

28.2 28.2 54.7 28.4 

58.7 57.2 28.3 66.5 

19.8 21 .s 27.1 16.1 

21.5 21 .o 44.6 17.4 

77.7 76.2 67.9 ,67.2 

18.8 18.4 21.7 23.5 

4.1 4.2 7.5 *6.8 

1.4 1.2 ‘3.0 *2.5 

84.6 82.8 80.1 74.1 

12.5 14.3 14.4 19.5 

2.4 2.4 *4.3 *5.1 

.5 ‘.4 *1.2 *1.3 

766 108 38 

100.0 100.0 100.0 

34.0 33.6 11.0 *20.9 

28.5 30.1 22.9 *25.3 

37.5 36.3 66.0 53.8 

42.1 42.4 16.3 35.9 

28.8 29.9 29.7 27.7 

29.1 27.7 54.0 36.4 

76.0 76.5 85.2 56.8 

17.5 17.7 22.9 *28.1 

4.7 4.4 *8.3 *lo.0 

1.8 1.4 *3.6 *7.0 

84.5 84.0 78.8 68.8 

12.2 12.9 15.8 *21.6 

2.6 2.4 *4.1 ‘7.0 

*.7 *.6 *I.3 *2.5 

Foam, jelly, Natural or cream 

Number in thousands 

140 27 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 

40.0 *50.2 

21.7 *IS.9 

38.3 *30.8 

49.5 61.2 

18.5 *14.9 

32.0 *24.0 

76.8 77.9 

16.1 *13.4 

‘5.3 *6.4 

*1.8 ‘2.3 

85.9 85.1 

*IO.8 ‘10.4 

*2.6 *3.6 

*.7 *.9 

Number in thousands 

45 *4 

Percent distribution 

100.0 ‘100.0 

25.9 *41.8 

26.2 *22.8 

47.9 *35.4 

34.5 *45.2 

26.8 ,*24.6 

38.9 *30.2 

68.3 ‘74.8 

*21.8 *17.7 

*6.3 *5.0 

*3.6 *2.5 

82.8 85.9 

*.12.1 *10.3 

*2.9 *3.0 

*2.2 *.9 

Never used 

Sterilization Other method 

regularly 

32 81 914 

100.0 100.0 100.0 

*9.2 46.2 63.9 

* 10.3 *IS.3 18.8 

80.5 35.5 17.3 

*11.4 54.8 71.6 

*11.8 * 16.0 15.0 

76.7 29.2 13.4 

70.9 78.1 85.7 

‘18.8 *15.1 11 .I 

*6.4 *5.1 2.3 

*4.1 *1.7 *1.0 

90.5 87.3 90.9 

*6.7 ‘9.3 7.5 

*2.0 *3.0 *1.2 

*.7 *.4 * .4 

18 19 302 

100.0 

* 5.1 *30.0 48.0 

*6.5 *26.4 28.9 

88.5 *43.6 23.2 

* 6.0 *38.6 54.7 

‘7.8 *25.8 27.6 

86.1 *35.8 17.6 

66.7 73.0 82.9 

*23.6 *Is.5 12.7 

*5.1 *5.2 *3.1 

*4.6 *2.3 * 1.3 

83.0 89.7 

*13.4 8.2 

*3.2 *1.7 

‘.4 *.4 

NOE Figures may not add to total due to rounding. 

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Table 12. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity and prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, number of 

live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to ethnicity and prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980 

Prior contraceptive method 

Number ofpregnancies,. live births, fetal deaths, Total Never used and induced abortions since 7973 Pill IUD Diaphragm Foam, jelly, Natural Sterilization Other method or cream regularly 

Hispanic patients 

Total................................... 

Total ................................... 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant .......................... 

One pregnancy .......................... 

Two pregnancies or more ................. 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 

One live birth ............................ 

Two live births or more ................... 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 

One fetal death .......................... 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 

Three fetal deaths or more ................ 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ..................... 

One induced abortion ..................... 

Two induced abortions .................... 

Three induced abortions or more ........... 

Unknown ............................... 

Non-Hispanic patients 

Total................................. 

Total................................... 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant .......................... 47.0 44.0 19.7 

One pregnancy .......................... 25.9 28.8 26.7 

Two pregnancies or more ................. 27.1 27.2 53.6 

635 322 81 13 

100.0 100.0 100.0 

19.6 16.7 ‘5.4 ‘20.1 

25.3 27.7 21.5 ‘21.0 

55.1 55.6 73.0 ‘58.8 

25.5 23.9 ‘8.3 *31.4 

26.8 28.3 27.6 *20.8 

47.7 47.8 64.2 *47.8 

73.3 73.9 64.6 ‘62.7 

18.6 18.7 22.0 *22.2 

5.8 5.7 $9.6 *9.6 

2.3 *1.6 ‘3.7 ‘5.5 

85.0 83.6 80.1 76.8 

11.4 13.0 13.5 ‘13.1 

2.9 *2.9 *5.1 *8.3 

*.8 *.5 *1.3 * 1.8 

4,341 2,461 271 203 

Number of live births 

No live births ............................ 

One live birth ............................ 

Two live hirths or more ................... 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths .......................... 

One fetal death .......................... 

Two fetal deaths ......................... 

Three fetal deaths or more ................ 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ..................... 

One induced abortion ..................... 

Two induced abortions .................... 

Three induced abortions or more ........... 

Unknown ............................... 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

58.6 57.0 29.6 62.7 

21.4 23.4 27.9 18.0 

20.1 19.6 42.5 19.3 

77.8 76.6 68.1 65.3 

16.7 18.1 21.7 24.1 

4.1 4.1 7.2 7.3 

1.4 1.2 *3.0 ‘3.3 

84.5 83.1 79.8 72.7 

12.5 14.0 15.0 20.3 

2.4 2.4 *4.0 ‘5.3 

.6 *.5 *1.2 *1.6 

Number in thousands 

23 ‘4 *8 

Percent distribution 

100.0 ‘100.0 100.0 I 

‘12.2 ‘9.5 *3.4 *14.2 34.3 

*15.9 ‘25.0 *6.1 * 15.8 25.8 

‘71.9 ‘65.6 *90.6 70.1 40.0 

*14.9 *11.2 ‘3.4 *20.3 39.5 

*19.1 *27.9 *7.8 *17.2 26.7 

66.0 *60.9 *88.8 :62.5 33.8 

74.2 *76.6 *69.4 67.2 77.6 

*15.9 *13.5 ‘23.6 “20.7 16.4 

*6.8 * 7.4 *5.5 *7.8 ‘3.6 

*3.0 “2.6 ‘1.5 *4.3 ‘2.3 

85.5 *88.1 *92.1 83.7 90.2 

*lo.3 * 7.6 *5.4 “9.9 7.8 

*3.4 *3.3 *2.5 *4.9 +1.1 

*.8 *1.0 *1.4 *.8 

Number in thousands 

167 27 89 1.079 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

42.2 40.2 55.1 *CL!5 47.7 64.0 

26.3 23.5 *19.0 *9.5 20.4 20.5 

31.5 36.3 *25.9 81 .l 31.9 15.5 

50.4 66.8 *Il.6 56.6 71.8 

20.3 *14.1 ‘IO.8 17.7 16.7 

29.3 *19.2 77.6 25.7 11.5 

74.9 77.6 69.8 78.9 86.1 

17.6 114.3 *19.5 *15.0 10.7 

“5.3 ‘5.9 * 6.0 *4.6 2.3 

*2.2 *2.3 +4.7 *1.5 *.9 

85.1 84.4 88.4 86.9 90.6 

11.3 *11.2 *9.0 *10.1 7.7 

* 2.5 *3.5 *1.6 *2.7 1.4 

*1.1 *.9 *.9 *.3 *.3 

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Table 13. Number of female family planning patients by patient status and source of prior method, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, number of 

live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to patient status and source of prior method: United States, 1980 

Source of prior method 

Number of pregnancies, live births, fetal deaths, Total Seme Other Private Other method 

Never used 

and induced abortions since 1973 service service Hospital physician site site regularly

All patients 

Number in thousands 

Total ............................................................ 4,977 1,954 438 I03 918 314 1,250 

Percent distribution 

-1 Total ............................................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant ................................................... 

Onepregnancy.................................................... 

Two pregnancies or more ........................................... 

Number of live births 

No live births ..................................................... 

One live birth ..................................................... 

Two live births or more ............................................. 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ................................................... 

One fetal death ................................................... 

Two fetal deaths .................................................. 

Three fetal deaths or more .......................................... 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions .............................................. 

One induced abortion .................................. ..i ......... 

Two induced abortions ............................................. 

Three induced abortions or more ..................................... 

Unknown ........................................................ 

Return patients 

Total ............................................................ 

Total.. .......................................................... 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant ................................................... 

One pregnancy .................................................. 

43.5 41 .o 37.1 *11.7 32.7 44.7 59.9 

25.8 26.0 27.9 27.6 31.6 22.3 21.3 

30.7 33.0 35.0 60.8 35.8 33.1 18.8 

54.3 51.3 55.5 17.9 46.4 54.6 67.4 

22.1 22.5 21 .o 30.5 27.0 19.2 18.1 

23.6 26.1 23.5 51.6 26.6 26.1 14.6 

77.3 77.6 66.3 68.9 72.3 77.1 85.0 

16.9 18.9 24.2 21.7 20.5 16.6 II.5 

4.3 4.2 7.1 *6.1 5.2 *4.7 2.5 

1.5 1.3 *2.4 *3.3 1.9 ‘1.7 *1.1 

84.6 84.9 74.5 82.3 80.7 85.0 90.5 

12.4 12.3 19.7 *14.0 15.5 11.9 7.7 

2.4 2.3 4.7 *2.6 3.0 *2.5 1.4 

.6 *.5 l 1.1 *1.1 *.8 *.6 *.4 

Number in thousands 

3,197 1,954 438 103 335 88 278 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

36.7 41 .o 37.1 ‘11.7 22.4 31.7 33.9 

. . 27.6 26.0 27.9 27.6 34.1 25.8 30.9

1 Two pregnancies or more ........................................... 

I 

Number of live births 

1 No live births ..................................................... I 

One live birth ..................................................... 

Two live births or more ............................................. 

Number of fetal deaths 

Nofetaldeaths ................................................... 

One fetal death ................................................... 

Two fetal deaths .................................................. 

Three fetal deaths or more .......................................... 

I Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions .............................................. 

One induced abortion .......................................... . ... 

Two induced abortions ............................................. 

Three induced abortions or more ..................................... 

Unknown ........................................................ 

See note at end of table. 

35.7 33.0 35.0 60.8 43.5 42.5 35.1 

48.5 51.3 55.5 17.9 36.0 42.4 46.0 

23.8 22.5 21 .o 30.5 30.9 24.1 25.9 

27.7 26.1 23.5 51.6 33.2 33.6 28.1 

74.6 77.6 66.3 68.9 70.4 72.3 74.6 

18.8 16.9 24.2 21.7 22.1 20.3 19.0 

4.9 4.2 7.1 ‘6.1 5.6 *5.3 ‘4.4 

1.7 1.3 *2.4 *3.3 *2.0 ‘2.2 *1.9 

82.7 84.9 74.5 82.3 79.5 82.6 83.9 

13.9 12.3 19.7 14.0 16.3 *13.4 12.8 

2.8 2.3 4.7 $2.6 *3.3 *3.1 *2.6 

.7 *.5 *1.1 *1 .l *.9 *.9 *.7 

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Table 13. Number of female family planning patients by patient status and source of prior method, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, numberof 

live births, number of fetal deaths, and numberof induced abortions since 1973, according to patient status and source of prior method: United States, 1980-Con. 

Source of prior method 

Number of pregnancies, live births, fetal deaths, Total Same Other Private Never used and induced abortions since 1973 

service service Hospital physician Other method 

site site regularly 

New patients 

Number in thousands 

Total............................................................ 1,779 582 226 971 

Percent distribution 

Total.............................................. . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 r 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant ..................................... ......... 55.7 38.6 49.7 67.4 

One pregnancy ...................................... ......... 22.6 30.1 20.9 18.5 

Two pregnancies or more ............................. ......... 21.7 31.4 29.4 14.2 

Number of live births 

No live births ....................................... ......... 64.8 52.4 59.4 73.5 \ 

Onelivebirth ....................................... ......... 18.9 24.8 17.3 15.8 

Two live births or more ............................... ......... 16.3 22.9 23.3 10.7 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................................... ......... 82.0 73.5 79.0 87.9 

Onefetaldeath ..................................... ......... 13.4 19.7 15.1 9.3 

Twofetaldeaths .................................... ......... 3.3 5.0 4.4 2.0 

Three fetal deaths or more ............................ ......... 1.2 1.8 ‘1.5 *.8 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions.. .............................. ......... 88.0 81.4 86.0 92.4 

Onainducedabortion ................................ ......... 9.8 15.0 11.3 6.3 

Two induced abortions ............................... ......... 1.8 2.8 *2.2 1 .o 

Three induced abortions or more ....................... ......... .5 ‘.7 *.5 ‘.3 

Unknown.. ........................................ ......... -

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

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Table 14. Numberof female family planning patients by race and source of prior method, and percent distribution bynumberof pregnancies, numberof live births, 

number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to race and source of prior method: United States, 1980 

Source of prior method 

Number of pregnancies, live births, fetal deaths, 

and induced abortions since 1973 Total Same Other Private Never used 

service service Hospital physician Other method 

site site regularly 

Whie patients 

Number in thousands 

I Total............................................................ 3,552 1,314 308 54 707 255 914 

i

, Percent distribution 

Total............................................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant................................................... 46.8 44.6 41.7 ill.4 33.7 47.6 63.9 

Onepregnancy .................................................... 25.0 25.5 27.1 28.5 31 .s 21.7 18.8

I Two pregnancies or more ........................................... 28.2 30.0 31.2 60.1 34.5 30.7 17.3 

I Number of live births 

Nolive births ..................................................... 58.7 56.2 62.5 19.2 48.3 57.9 71.6 

One live birth ..................................................... 19.8 20.1 17.4 30.0 26.1 18.0 15.0 

Two, live births .................................................... 21.5 23.6 20.1 50.8 25.6 24.2 13.4 

Number of fetal deaths 

Nofetaldeaths ................................................... 77.7 78.0 66.3 68.2 72.4 77.7 85.7 

Onefetaldeath ................................................... 16.8 16.7 24.5 *22.3 20.7 16.0 11 .l 

Twofetaldeaths.......................’........................... 4.1 4.1 6.9 ‘6.4 5.1 *4.7 2.3 

Three fetal deaths or more .......................................... 1.4 *1.2 “2.3 *3.0 *1.8 *1.5 *1.0 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 , 

Noinducedabortions .............................................. 88.6 84.8 73.8 82.8 80.7 85.6 90.9 

One induced abortion .............................................. 12.5 12.4 20.4 *13.5 15.7 11.5 7.5 

Twoinducedabortions ............................................. 2.4 2.3 ‘4.7 ‘2.9 2.9 *2.4 *1.2 

Three induced abortions or more ...................................... .5 *.4 *1.1 *.7 *.7 *.5 *.4 

Unknown.. ............... . ...................................... 

Black patients 

.................................................... 28.5 27.4 30.3 26.9 31.8 26.1 28.9 

Twopregnanciesormore ........................................... 37.5 39.7 44.7 61.9 41.2 43.2 23.2 

Number of live births 

No live births ..................................................... 42.1 46.3 37.5 l 15.6 37.7 39.1 54.7 

One live birth ..................................................... 28.8 28.1 30.2 31.5 31.6 27.0 27.6 

Two live births or more ............................................. 29.1 .31.6 32.2 52.9 30.7 33.9 17.6 

Number of fetal deaths 

Nofetaldeaths ................................................... 76.0 76.6 66.3 69.6 71.4 73.8 82.9 

Onefetaldeath.. ................................................. 17.5 17.3 23.7 l 21.1 20.5 ‘19.0 12.7 

Twofetaldeaths .................................................. 4.7 4.5 *7.4 *5.7 5.8 *4.8 ‘3.1 

Three fetal deaths or more .......................................... 1.8 *1.7 *2.6 “3.7 *2.3 *2.5 ‘1.3 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions .............................................. 84.5 85.0 76.3 81.6 80.6 82.5 89.7 

Oneinducedabortion......‘........................................ 12.2 12.0 18.0 *14.7 15.1 *13.3 8.2 

Two induced abortions ............................................. 2.6 2.3 *4.6 *2.1 l 3.5 ‘2.9 *1.7 

Three induced abortions or more ..................................... +.7 *.7 *1.1 l 1.6 *.8 ‘1.3 *.4 

Unknown.. ...................................................... 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

One 

Number in thousands 

Total............................................................ 1,301 599 121 46 182 51 302 

Percent distribution 

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant ................................................... 34.0 32.9 25.0 *11.2 27.0 30.7 48.0 

pregnancy 

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Table 15. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity and source of prior method, and percent distribution by number of pregnancies, number of live 

births, number of fetal deaths. and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to ethnicity and source of prior method: United States, 1960 

Source of prior method 

Number of pregnancies, live births, fetal deeths, 

and induced abortions since 1973 

Hispanic patients 

Total.............................................. 

Total.............................................. 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant ..................................... 

Onepregnancy...................................... ...... Two pregnancies or more ............................. ...... 

Number of live births 

No live births ....................................... ....... Onelive birth ....................................... ....... Two live births or more ............................... ....... 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................................... 

Onefetaldeath ..................................... ...... Two fetal deaths ...................... . ............. ...... Three fetal deaths or more ............................ ...... 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ................................ ....... One induced abortion ................................ ....... Two induced abortions ............................... ....... Three induced abortions or more ....................... ....... Unknown .......................................... ....... 

Non-Hispanic patients 

Total.............................................. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total.............................................. 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant ..................................... ........... One pregnancy ...................................... ........... Two pregnancies or more ............................. ........... 

Number of live births 

No live births ....................................... 

Onelivebirth ....................................... 

Two live births or more ............................... 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................................... 

One fetal death ..................................... ......... Two fetal deaths .................................... ......... Three fetal deaths or more ............................ ......... 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ................................ ....... One induced abortion ................................ ....... Two induced abortions ............................... ....... Three induced abortions or more ....................... ....... Unknown.. ........................................ ....... 

NOTE: figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

30 

Total Same Other Private Never used 

service service Hospital physicien Other method 

site site regulerly 

Number in thousands 

635 237 59 19 115 36 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

19.6 13.3 ‘15.3 ‘2.6 16.4 *16.6 34.3 

25.3 24.3 24.0 *22.6 29.3 *Is.9 25.6 

55.1 62.5 60.7 74.6 54.3 61.6 40.0 I 

25.5 17.5 27.6 *4.4 24.0 *23.9 39.5 

26.6 27.2 23.9 ‘26.1 26.6 ‘21.7 26.7 

47.7 55.3 48.3 67.5 47.2 54.4 33.6 

73.3 73.2 61.3 69.9 74.7 70.4 77.6 

16.6 16.2 26.8 *21.6 17.6 ‘16.6 16.4 

5.6 6.5 ‘6.9 ‘5.1 ‘5.7 *7.6 ‘3.6 

2.3 *2.1 *3.0 ‘3.2 *1.6 *3.3 *2.3 

65.0 64.6 74.3 63.9 64.0 63.0 so.2 

11.4 11.1 16.6 *12.9 12.7 *12.7 7.6 

2.9 ‘3.4 ‘5.6 ‘2.2 *2.7 ‘3.6 *1.1 

*.6 l .6 *1.5 ‘1.0 *.6 *.7 *.6 

Number in thousands 

4,341 1,716 360 63 603 276 1,079 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

47.0 44.9 40.4 ‘13.6 35.0 46.1 64.0 

25.9 26.2 26.5 26.7 31.9 22.6 20.5 

27.1 26.9 31.0 57.6 33.2 29.4 15.5 

56.6 56.0 59.6 21 .o 49.6 56.7 71.6 

21.4 21.9 20.5 31.1 26.7 16.9 16.7 

20.1 22.1 19.7 47.9 23.7 22.5 11.5 

77.6 76.2 67.1 66.7 72.0 76.0 66.1 

16.7 16.7 23.6 21.7 20.9 16.3 10.7 

4.1 3.9 6.6 ‘6.3 5.1 ‘4.3 2.3 

1.4 1.2 ‘2.3 ‘3.3 1 .s *1.5 *.9 

64.5 64.9 74.5 61 .s 60.2 85.3 SO.6 

12.5 12.5 19.6 ‘14.2 15.9 11.6 7.7 i

2.4 2.2 4.6 ‘2.7 3.0 *2.3 1.4 

.6 *.5 *1.1 ‘1.2 *.6 *.6 *.3 
. . 

Table 16. Number of female family planning patients by patient status and contraceptive method adopted or continued, and percent distribution by number of 

pregnancies, number of live births, numberof fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to patient status and contraceptive method 

adopted or continued: United States, 1980 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

Number of pregnancies, live births, 

fetal deaths, and inducedabortions Total 

since 1973 Pill IUD Diaphragm on Foam, jelly, NaturaI 

Relying 

Steriilzation Other None or cream partner 

All patients 

Number in thousands , 

Total .............................. 4,977 3.168 356 357 279 23 245 76 43 431 

Percent distribution 

Tota I.............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

I 

Never pregnant ..................... 

One pregnancy ..................... 

43.5 

25.8 

48.2 

26.7 

18.4 

25.9 

46.9 

23.9 

31.0 

25.6 

l 33.5 

‘27.4 . 

31.8 

25.0 

l 16.3 

$10.3 

37.1 

* 20.0 

47.6 

24.1 

I Two pregnancies or more ............ 30.7 25.0 55.8 29.2 43.3 l 39.0 43.2 73.4 42.8 28.3 

Number of live births 

No live births ...................... 54.3 59.2 26.7 64.3 38.7 ‘41 .o 40.7 l 18.1 47.1 58.7 

One live birth ...................... 22.1 22.1 26.9 17.2 25.6 l 27.0 23.3 ‘11.2 *17.7 20.7 

Two live births.or more .............. 23.6 18.7 46.4 18.5 35.7 l 32.0 35.9 70.8 ‘36.3 20.6 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................... 77.3 79.9 69.0 69.8 74.0 79.1 73.7 74.0 72.5 76.5 

One fetal death ..................... 16.9 15.7 21.4 20.9 18.2 ‘14.0 18.8 l 16.6 *19.5 17.1 

Two fetal deaths .................... 4.3 3.5 6.5 6.6 ‘5.2 l 5.1 ‘5.3 ‘5.7 ‘5.1 4.6 

Three fetal deaths or more ........... 1.5 1 .o *3.1 $2.7 l 2.6 l 1.8 l 2.3 *3.7 ‘2.9 l 1.8 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ............... 84.6 85.6 81.2 77.1 85.1 87.5 84.5 89.8 82.9 84.8 

One induced abortion ............... 12.4 12.0 14.2 17.2 11.2 ‘9.4 12.0 *7.6 ‘14.4 12.0 

Two induced abortions .............. 2.4 2.1 ‘3.5 4.5 l 2.8 *1.8 ‘2.7 l 2;0 ‘2.2 -2.4 

Three induced abortions or more ...... .6 *.4 *1.1 ‘1.3 *.9 *1.3 l .9 ‘.6 *.5 *.8 

Unknown .......................... 

Return patients 

Number in thousands 

Total. ............................. 3,197 2.094 283 223 158 ‘14 130 55 26 214 

Percent distribution 

Total .............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ‘100.0 100.0 100.0 106.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant ..................... 36.7 43.8 17.3 42.2 23.7 ‘28.3 23.6 *8.2 ‘29.9 33.5 

One pregnancy ..................... 27.6 28.9 25.0 25.2 24.6 l 28.6 24.7 *9.4 ‘21.8 29.6 

Two pregnancies or more ............ 35.7 29.3 57.7 32.7 51.7 l 43.2 51.7 82.5 ‘48.3 36.9 

Number of live births 

No live births ...................... 48.5 53.8 25.2 61.4 31.4 *37.3 33.3 *9.8 ‘42.2 47.5 

One live birth ...................... 23.8 24.1 26.4 18.1 25.3 ‘27.7 23.6 *lo.2 l 18.0 25.9 

Two live births of more .............. 27.7 22.1 48.3 20.5 43.3 *35.0 43.1 80.0 l 39.8 26.7 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................... 74.6 77.6 68.7 66.! 70.7 *74.2 70.7 70.7 68.1 69.6 

One fetal death ..................... 18.8 17.4 21.7 23.2 20.4 *17.3 20.4 *19.1 *23.0 22.3 

Two fetal deaths .................... 4.9 4.0 6.6 7.7 *5.9 ‘6.8 ‘6.5 *6.3 ‘5.5 *5.9 

Three fetal deaths or more ........... 1.7 1 .l l 3.0 ‘3.1 +3.0 *1.6 *2.4 ‘4.0 .‘3.4 *2.2 

See note at end of table. 

31 
Table 16. Number of female family planning patients by patient status and contraceptive method adopted or continued, and percent distribution by number of 

pregnancies, numberof live births, numberoffetal deaths,and numberof inducedabortionssince 1973, accordingto patientstatusand contraceptivemethod 

adopted or continued: United States, 1980-Con. 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

Number of pregnancies, live births, 

fetal deaths, and induced abortions Total 

since 1973 Pill IUD Diaphragm Foam, jelly, Natural 

Relying 

on Sterilization Other None or cream partner 

Return patients-Con. 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 , 

No induced abortions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.7 83.9 80.9 74.0 83.8 ‘84.8 82.6 ‘88.7 79.5 79.6 ’ 

One induced abortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.9 13.3 14.5 19.4 12.1 *11.8 12.6 *8.3 “17.2 15.9 

Two induced abortions . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 2.3 *3.5 * 5.3 ‘2.9 ‘2.5 *3.8 *2.4 *2.4 *3.5 

Three induced abortions or more.. . . . .7 *.4 *1 .l * 1.3 ‘1.1 *.9 *1 .o *.7 *.8 *1.1 

Unknown.......................... 

New patients 

Number in thousands 

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,779 1,074 73 133 121 9 115 21 17 217 

Percent distribution 

Total. ............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant ..................... 55.7 60.8 22.4 54.8 40.7 ‘41.6 41 .o *37.6 *48.5 61.5 

One pregnancy ..................... 22.6 22.5 29.3 21.8 26.9 *25.7 25.4 “12.6 *17.3 18.6 

Two pregnancies or more ............ 21.7 16.8 48.3 23.4 32.4 *32.7 33.6 49.8 *34.2 19.9 

Number of live births 

No live births ...................... 64.8 69.8 32.3 69.2 48.2 ‘46.7 49.2 *39.6 54.6 69.8 

One live birth ...................... 18.9 18.2 28.9 15.8 25.9 ‘25.8 23.0 *13.7 “17.2 15.5 

Two live births or more .............. 16.3 12.0 38.9 15.0 25.9 *27.5 27.8 46.7 ‘28.2 14.7 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................... 82.0 84.3 70.1 76.0 78.2 ‘86.5 77.1 82.5 79.5 83.3 

One fetal death ..................... 134 12.3 20.5 17.1 15.4 *8.9 17.0 * 10.3 * 13.8 12.0 

Two fetal deaths .................... 3.3 2.6 *6.1 ‘4.9 ‘4.3 *2.5 *3.9 *4.2 *4.5 +3.4 

Three fetal deaths or more ........... 1.2 ‘.7 ‘3.4 ‘2.0 *2.0 *2.1 *2.1 *3.0 *2.1 “1.4 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ............... 88.0 88.9 82.2 82.2 86.7 91.7 86.7 92.7 88.2 89.9 

One induced abortion ............... 9.8 9.3 12.9 13.4 10.1 ‘5.7 11.3 “5.9 *9.9 8.3 

Two induced abortions .............. 1.8 1.5 * 3.7 * 3.0 ‘2.6 *.6 ‘1.4 ‘1.1 ‘1.9 *1.3 

Three induced abortions or more ...... .5 *.3 ‘1.1 * 1.4 *.7 ‘2.0 ‘.7 *.3 *.0 *.5 

Unknown .......................... 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

32 
Table 17. Numberoffemalefamilypfanning patients by race and contraceptive method adopted orcontinued, and percentdistribution bynumberof pregnancies, 

number of live births, numberof fetal deaths, and number of induced abortionssince 1973, according to race and contraceptive method adopted orcontinued: 

United States, 1980 

Contraceptive method adopted or continued 

Number of pregnancies, live births, 

fetal deaths, and induced abortions Total 

since 1973 Pill IUD Diaphragm Foam, jelly, Natural 

Relying 

on SteriYization Other None or cream partner 

White patients 

Number in thousands 

Total.............................. 3,552 2,257 234 286 172 *15 185 50 29 324 

Percent distribution 

Total.............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 '100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Neverpregnant ..................... 46.8 51.5 19.2 51.9 34.7 *36.0 32.7 *20.1 *34.8 50.2 

One pregnancy ..................... 25.0 25.6 27.4 23.1 25.0 *24.5 24.9 *12.1 '20.8 23.1 

Two pregnancies or more ............ 28.2 23.0 53.4 25.0 40.3 *39.5 42.4 67.9 *44.4 26.8 

Number of live births 

No live births ...................... 58.7 63.6 28.9 69.7 43.2 *43.3 41.7 *22.2 *46.3 62.0 

One live birth ...................... 19.8 19.5 26.9 14.6 23.4 *23.2 22.4 *12.5 *16.7 19.0 

Two live births or more .............. 21.5 16.9 44.2 15.7 33.5 *33.6 35.8 65.3 *37.0 19.0 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................... 77.7 79.9 68.6 72.6 75.5 *SO.9 74.6 76.9 71.5 76.7 

One fetal death ..................... 16.8 15.7 22.0 19.4 18.2 *13.3 18.1 *13.5 *21.7 16.9 

Two fetal deaths .................... 4.1 3.5 '6.5 5.9 *4.3 *4.1 *5.0 *6.0 *4.0 *4.7 

Three fetal deaths or more ........... 1.4 .9 *2.9 *2.1 *2.0 *1.8 *2.3 *3.6 *2.8 *1.7 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ............... 84.6 85.4 80.8 78.5 86.4 *88.2 85.5 91.2 81.8 84.9 

One induced abortion ............... 12.5 12.2 14.5 16.2 11 .o *8.6 11.2 '6.2 *i5.6 11.9 

Two induced abortions .............. 2.4 2.1 '3.7 *4.2 *2.0 *2.1 '2.5 '2.0 *i.1 *2.4 

Three induced abortions or more ...... .5 *.3 *1.1 *1.1 *.6 *1.2 *.8 *.5 *.5 *.8 

Unknown .......................... 

Black patients 

Number in thousands 

Tota;.............................. 1,301 845 104 64 101 *7 52 '24 '8 96 

Percent distribution 

Total.............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ‘lOd.0 100.0 100.0 9 00.0 100.0 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant ..................... 34.0 39.1 12.3 24.6 25.0 *24.9 27.6 *6.6 *34.2 39.4 

One pregnancy ..................... 28.5 30.1 24.6 38.2 27.0 '36.8 25.9 *6.8 ‘19.1 27.5 

Two pregnancies or more ............ 37.5 30.8 63.1 47.1 48.0 *38.2 46.6 86.5 '46.7 33.1 

Number of live births 

No live births ...................... 42.1 47.2 17.8 40.8 31.1 $33.6 36.3 '7.5 *40.6 48.5 

One live birth ...................... 28.8 29.5 29.3 28.9 29.9 *37.2 27.2 *8.9 *21.2 26.0 

Two live births or more .............. 29.1 23.3 52.9 30.3 39.0 *29.1 36.5 83.5 *38.2 25.5 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................... 76.0 79.6 68.5 57.8 71.2 '73.7 70.1 67.4 '68.3 75.7 

One fetal death ..................... 17.5 75.6 21.6 27.2 18.2 *16.0 21.1 *23.8 '17.8 18.6 

Two fetal deaths .................... 4.7 3.7 '6.5 '9.8 *7.0 *8.0 *6.5 84.9 *9.3 '3.8 

Three fetal deaths or more ........... 1.8 *1.1 '3.3 *5.2 *3.5 *2.3 =2.3 *3.9 *4.6 *1.9 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ............... 84.5 86.2 81.2 71.3 82.8 *84.8 80.7 86.9 *83.8 84.6 

One induced abortion ............... 12.2 11.2 14.6 20.8 11.5 *12.1 *14.9 '10.4 *12.4 12.8 

Two induced abortions .............. 2.6 2.1 *3.4 '5.9 *4.2 *1.2 '3.2 *2.0, l 3.0 '1.9 

Three induced abortions or more ...... *.7 *.5 *.9 '2.0 *1.5 *1.9 *1.1 *.8 *.8 *.7 

Unknown .......................... 

NOTE: Figures may not add to total due to rounding. 

33 
Table 18. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity and contraceptive method adopted or continued, and percent distribution by number of 

pregnancies, number of live births, number of fetal deaths, and number of induced abortions since 1973, according to ethnicity and contraceptive method 

adopted or continued: United States, 1980 

Number of pregnancies, live births, 

fetal deaths, and induced abortions 

since 1973 

Hispanic patients 

Total. ............................. 

Total. ............................. 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant ..................... 

Onepregnancy ..................... 

Two pregnancies or more ............ 

Number of live births 

No live births ...................... 

One live birth ...................... 

Two live births or more .............. 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................... 

One fetal death. .................... 

Two fetal deaths .................... 

Three fetal deaths or more ........... 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ............... 

One induced abortion ............... 

Twc induced abortions .............. 

Three induced abortions or more ...... 

Unknown .......................... 

Non-Hispanic patients 

Total. ............................. 

Total. ............................. 

Number of pregnancies 

Never pregnant ..................... 

One pregnancy ..................... 

Two pregnancies or more ............ 

Number of live births 

No live births ...................... 

One live birth ...................... 

Two live births or more .............. 

Number of fetal deaths 

No fetal deaths ..................... 

One fetal death ..................... 

Two fetal deaths .................... 

Three fetal deaths or more ........... 

Number of induced abortions since 1973 

No induced abortions ............... 

One induced abortion ............... 

Two induced abortions .............. 

Three induced abortions or more ...... 

Unknown .......................... 

Contraceptive method adopted or conti.wed 

Total 

Pill IUD Diaphragm on Foam. jelly. Natural 

Relying 

Steriliza don Other None or cream partner 

Number in thousands 

635 345 a7 22 39 ‘3 67 *a '9 55 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

19.6 22.9 *5.4 ‘24.3 *15.2 

25.3 28.5 20.5 ‘26.0 ‘21.2 

55.1 48.7 74.1 49.7 63.6 

25.5 29.5 ‘8.0 ‘38.5 ‘18.6 

26.8 28.7 27.7 *24.4 24.1 

47.7 41.7 64.3 ‘37.1 57.2 

73.3 76.9 64.3 64.2 73.8 

18.6 16.7 23.1 ‘22.8 ‘18.8 

5.8 5.0 * a.4 ‘9.6 ‘4.1 

2.3 *1.4 ‘4.2 l 3.4 *3.3 

85.0 85.7 80.6 75.8 86.2 

1 1.4 1 1.4 13.4 * 16.4 *lo.1 

2.9 *2.5 ‘4.6 * 7.2 ‘2.5 

*.8 l .5 *1.4 * 1.6 ‘1.1 

* 100.0 100.0 * 100.0 ~100.0 100.0 

“21.6 14.6 ‘5.9 *11.9 32.3 

*11.4 23.7 ‘3.5 *15.3 22.7 

*67.0 61.7 ‘90.6 ‘72.7 45.1 

‘22.1 18.6 ‘5.9 * 1 a.5 40.1 

‘11.6 26.5 *3.5 * 1 a.3 21.6 

‘66.4 54.9 * SO.6 ‘63.1 38.3 

‘87.1 69.7 “69.2 *65.0 74.1 

*a.7 20.5 *21.3 *24.1 1 a.4 

*3.9 $6.5 *7.4 *6.5 *5.5 

‘.3 ‘3.4 * 2.2 *4.4 *2.1 

‘91.6 87.4 ‘88.2 *79.8 87.6 

‘6.3 *9.3 ‘8.7 *16.5 *9.5 

*2.1 *2.1 ‘3.1 *2.9 +2.3 

*1.2 *.7 +.6 

Number in thousands 

4,341 2,822 269 334 239 21 178 68 34 376 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

47.0 51.3 22.6 48.4 33.7 ‘35.1 38.3 *17.6 43.6 49.8 

25.9 26.5 27.6 23.8 26.3 ‘29.5 25.5 ‘11.1 *21.2 24.3 

27.1 22.2 49.8 27.8 40.0 *35.4 36.2 71.3 *35.2 25.9 

58.6 62.9 32.7 66.0 42.0 *43.5 49.1 * 19.5 54.4 61.4 

21.4 21.3 26.7 16.8 25.8 ‘29.0 22.1 *12.1 *17.5 20.5 

20.1 15.8 40.6 17.2 32.2 *27.6 28.8 68.4 e2a.1 18.1 

77.8 80.2 70.5 70.1 74.0 78.0 75.2 74.6 74.5 76.8 

16.7 15.5 20.9 20.8 18.2 ‘14.7 18.2 *lE.l * 18.3 16.9 

4.1 3.3 5.9 6.4 l 5.4 ‘5.3 ‘4.8 * 5.5 *4.8 4.5 

1.4 .9 *2.7 ‘2.6 ‘2.4 ‘2.0 ‘1.8 ‘3.9 *2.5 *1.8 

84.5 85.6 81.3 77.2 84.9 87.0 83.4 90.0 83.7 84.4 

12.5 12.0 14.5 17.3 1 1.4 ‘9.8 13.0 *7.5 * 13.8 12.4 

2.4 2.0 l 3.2 *4.3 ‘2.8 ’ 1.7 *2.9 ‘1.9 *2.0 *2:4 

.6 ‘.4 * 1 .o * 1.3 *.9 ‘1.5 ‘.8 ‘.7 *.4 *.8 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

34 

I 
Table 19. Number of female family planning patients by patient status and prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by contraceptive method adopted 

or continued, according to patient status and prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980 

Prior contraceptive method 

Contraceptive method adopted Total Never used 

or continued Pill IUD Dialjhragm Foam, jelly, Natural Sterilization Other method or cream regularly 

All patients 

Total.................................. 

Total................................... 

Pill ..................................... 

IUD .................................... 

Diaphragm .............................. 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 

Other ................................... 

None ................................... 

Natural ................................. 

Relying on partner ........................ 

Sterilization ............................. 

Return patients 

Total................................... 

Total................................... 

Pill ..................................... 

IUD .................................... 

Diaphragm........: ..................... 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 

Other ................................... 

None ................................... 

Natural ................................. 

Relying on partner ........................ 

Sterilization ............................. 

New patients 

Total................................... 

Total................................:.. 

Pill ................................ 

IUD ............................... 

Diaphragm ......................... 

Foam, jelly, or cream ................. 

Other. .............................. 

None .............................. 

Natural ............................ 

Relying on partner ................... 

Sterilization ........................ 

Number in thousands 

4.977 2,782 352 216 190 32 52 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

1 

63.7 80.2 14.1 17.9 36.3 *37.5 *12.9 

7.1 2.7 63.2 *3.2 l 4.5 *5.0 ‘2.2 

7.2 3.6 ‘4.4 62.0 9.1 *11.5 *1.3 

5.6 3.5 5.3 *2.8 32.3 *6.0 * 1.2 

.9 .7 *.8 *.6 * 1 .o ‘1.5 ‘1.8 

8.7 6.2 7.4 10.6 10.5 * 15.3 ‘6.6 

.5 l .2 *.3 *.3 *.5 * 16.7 *.0 

4.9 2.5 l 3.6 ‘2.3 ‘3.7 *4.9 *1.5 

1.5 *.5 *.9 *.3 *2.0 -1.6 72.5 

Number in thousands 

3,197 2,222 299 173 113 *15 45 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 *100.0 100.0 

65.5 82.7 12.2 15.4 28.9 *27.5 ‘11.2 

8.8 2.3 67.2 *2.7 ‘4.8 *8.6 *2.1 

7.0 3.0 ‘3.5 66.7 ‘7.9 *11.4 ‘1.1 

4.9 3.2 $4.8 ‘2.7 41 .l *6.1 *.9 

.8 “.6 *.8 *.7 *1.1 ‘1.2 *1.7 

6.7 5.4 6.9 9.6 *10.7 *15.5 ‘6.1 

*.4 *.2 ‘.3 *.3 *.6 ‘23.9 +.0 

4.1 2.2 *3.3 * 1.8 *3.3 *4.4 ‘1.4 

1.7 *.4 *.9 *.2 *1.7 .*1.4 75.5 

Number in thousands 

1.779 561 52 43 77 17 *7 

Percent distribution 

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ‘100.0 

. * . . 60.3 70.3 24.8 28.1 47.1 *46.4 ‘23.8 

. . . . 4.1 4.1 39.6 ‘5.4 ‘4.0 *1.8 *3.0 

. . . . 7.5 6.0 *9.0 43.3 *10.9 *11.6 ‘2.4 

. . . . 6.8 4.7 *8.2 *3.0 19.5 ‘6.0 ‘2.6 

. . . . .9 *1.0 *1.1 *.3 *.8 ‘1.8 ‘1.8 

. . . . 12.2 9.3 *lo.2 *14.6 *lo.4 *15.0 ‘9.3 

. . . . .5 *.3 *.4 ‘.4 *.5 *10.3 *.1 

,... 6.4 3.7 *FL5 ‘4.1 ‘4.3 * 5.4 ‘2.6 

. . . . 1.2 *.7 *1.1 *.7 ‘2.4 *1.7 * 54.3 

103 1,250 

100.0 100.0 

40.6 57.5 

‘3.5 3.0 

‘8.9 6.0 

‘9.2 6.7 

‘6.3 *.9 

‘11.6 13.6 

*.6 *.7 

15.8 10.6 

‘3.4 * 1 .o 

52 278 

100.0 100.0 

30.9 48.8 

‘4.6 *5.5 

‘6.3 ‘5.5 

*10.1 +5.3 

‘8.4 ‘1.3 

*11.7 12.3 ’ 

*.8 “1.4 

‘22.5 18.7 

*4.7 *,1.3 

51 971 

100.0 100.0 

50.5 60.0 

*2.4 2.3 

*11.6 6.2 

‘8.2 7.1 

*4.2 ‘.7 

*11.5 14.0 

*.4 *.5 

‘9.0 8.3 

“2.1 .9 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

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Table 20. Number of female family planning patients by race and prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by contraceptive method adopted or 

continued, according to race and prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980 

Prior contraceptive method 

Contraceptive method adopted Never used or continued Total 

Pill IUD Diaphragm Foam, jelly. Natural Sterilization Other method or cream regularly 

White patients 

Number in thousands 

Total................................ 3,552 1,955 232 173 140 27 32 81 914 

Percent distribution 

Total ................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Pill ................ 63.5 80.3 14.4 ? 3.5 37.2 ‘37.8 *14.7 42.0 57.0 

IUD ............... .......... 6.6 2.5 62.4 ‘2.9 *4.3 *4.0 *2.4 ‘2.9 2.8 

Diaphragm ......... .......... 8.1 4.1 *4.7 62.0 ‘10.1 ‘11.4 *1.3 “9.0 6.9 

Foam, jelly, or cream. .......... 4.8 3.0 ‘4.6 ‘2.2 29.4 * 5.8 *1.3 * 7.5 5.5 

Other. ............. .......... .8 *.5 ‘.9 ‘.4 *.7 *1.5 *2.0 ‘6.5 *.9 

None .............. .......... 9.1 6.5 8.1 11.1 11.5 ‘16.5 *7.2 *11.9 14.0 

Natural ............ .......... *.4 *.2 *.3 *.4 *.6 ‘17.4 *.0 *.6 *.5 

Relying on partner. .. .......... 5.2 2.4 *3.7 *2.2 ‘4.2 *4.0 *2.3 * 16.2 11.3 

Sterilization ........ .......... 1.4 *.5 “.9 *.2 ‘2.0 *I.6 68.8 *3.4 *1 .l 

Black patients 

Number in thousands 

Total................................ 1,301 766 108 38 45 *4 18 19 302 

Percent distribution 

Total................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 ‘I 00.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Pill ................ 65.0 81 .O 12.4 *14.0 33.6 ‘35.1 *9.0 *37.0 59.7 

IUD ............... ....... 8.0 2.4 65.8 ‘3.1 *4.1 ‘12.9 ‘.5 ‘4.1 *3.4 

Diaphragm ......... ....... 4.9 2.4 ‘3.7 64.8 * 6.5 *11.7 ‘1.1 * 10.0 3.7 

Foam, jelly, or cream. ....... 7.7 4.9 ‘7.0 * 5.5 42.1 *7.0 ‘1.0 * 15.2 10.2 

Other. ............. ....... *.6 *.5 *.5 *1 .o *1.3 *1.7 *.8 *5.2 ‘.5 

None .............. ....... 7.4 5.6 ‘5.8 *9.1 * 8.2 *8.1 ‘5.8 ‘9.0 12.1 

Natural ............ *.5 *.3 ’ .4 *.5 *14.1 *.2 *1.2 

Relying on partner. .. ....... 4.0 2.4 * 3.4 ‘2.1 ‘2.1 +7.9 ‘.2 ‘15.2 8.4 

Sterilization ........ ....... 1.8 ‘.5 ‘1.0 *.4 *1.5 *1.5 81.5 *4.2 *.7 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding 

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Table 21. Number of female family planning patients by ethnicity and prior contraceptive method, and percent distribution by contraceptive method adopted, or 

continued, according to ethnicity and prior contraceptive method: United States, 1980 

Prior contraceptive method 

Contraceptive method adopted Total Never used or continued Pill IUD Diaphragm Foam, jelly, Natural Sterilization Other method or cream regularly 

I Hispanic patients 

Total................................... 635 322 81 13 

Total ................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Pill ..................................... 54.3 76.8 12.0 *18.2 

IUD .................................... 13.7 4.5 71.1 ‘5.0 

Diaphragm .............................. 3.5 *1.9 *1.8 *60.1 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 6.2 4.2 *3.6 *3.3 

I Other ................................... ‘1.4 *1.0 *.9 *.7 

None ................................... 8.7 6.4 ‘5.8 *8.6 

Natural ................................. *.4 *.1 *.3 

Relying on partner ........................ 10.6 4.7 ‘4.2 ‘3.3 

Sterilization ............................. ‘1.3 *.4 *.3 *.8 

Non-Hispanic patients 

Total................................... 4,341 2,461 271 203 

Total ................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

Pill ..................................... 65.0 80.6 14.7 17.9 

IUD .................................... 6.2 2.4 60.8 f3.1 

Diaphragm .............................. 7.7 3.9 *5.1 62.2 

Foam, jelly, or cream ...................... 5.5 3.4 5.8 *2.7 

Other ................................... .8 .6 *.8 *.6 

None.........................: ......... 8.7 6.1 7.8 10.7 

Natural ................................. .5 *.2 * .4 *.3 

Relying on partner. ....................... 4.1 2.2 *3.4 ‘2.2 

Sterilization ............................. 1.6 *.5 *1.1 *.2 

NOTE: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding. 

Number in thousands 

23 *4 

Percent distribution 

100.0 *I 00.0 ,. 

*23.0 *20.8 

*6.2 *6.3 

l 4.3 *4.2 

44.1 ‘11.4 

*1.5 

‘10.5 *11.1 

*38.7 

‘10.0 *7.5 

*.4 

Number in thousands 

167 27 

Percent distribution 

7 00.0 100.0 

38.1 ‘40.1 

*4.3 *4.8 

9.8 *12.6 

30.7 *5.2 

*.9 *I.7 

10.6 *15.9 

*.6 l 13.3 

*2.8 “4.5 

*2.2 ‘1.8 

*8 14 170 

‘100.0 100.0 100.0 

*8.9 *29.1 44.1 

*2.8 *7.5 6.7 

*1.0 *4.5 $2.8 

*2.4 *6.4 6.3 

*2.8 ‘12.0 *1.5 

*14.0 *11.7 13.4 

‘* .3 

*2.0 *27.3. 24.4 

*66.2 ‘1.6 *.5 

44 89 1,079 

100.0 100.0 100.0 

*13.7 42.5 59.6 

*2.1 *2.9 2.4 

*1.3 *9.6 6.5 

*.9 ‘9.6 6.8 

*1.6 *5.4 *.8 

*5.2 ‘11.6 13.6 

*.0 *.7 *.8 

*1.5 *14.0 8.4 

73.7 *3.7 *1.1 

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Appendixes 

Contents 

I. Technical notes ................... 

Survey methodology .............. 

Data collection and processing. .... 

Reliability of estimates ........... 

II. Definitions of terms used in this report 

III. Survey instrument.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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I. Number of female family planning patients by age, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980. . . . . . . 

II. Relative standard error (in percent) of female patient estimates by age, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United 

States,1980......................................................................,............... 

III. Number of sample (i.e., unweighted) records for female patients by age, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United 

States,1980...................................................................................... 

IV. Number of female family planning patients by education, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980 . . . . . . 

V. Relative standard error (in percent) of female patient estimates by education, race, ethnicity, and patrent status: 

United States, 1980......................................,.......,................................. 

VI. Number of sample (i.e., unweighted) records for female patients by education, race, ethnicity, and patient status: 

United States,1980................................................................................ 

VII. Number offemalefamily planning patients by income status, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980 . . . 

VIII. Relative standard error (in percent) of female patient estimates by income status, race, ethnicity, and patient status: 

United States,1980................................................................................ 

IX. Number of sample (i.e., unweighted) records for female patients by income status, race, ethnicity, and patient 

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Appendix I. Technical notes 

Survey methodology 

The National Reporting System for Family Planning Services covers all family planning visits to 

nonmilitary service sites in the United States, Guam, 

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands that offer medical 

family planning services. The survey specifically excludes family planning visits to office-based private 

physicians’ practices; these visits are included in the 

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, which is 

also conducted by the Division of Health Care Statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). 

A family planning patient is an individual making one 

or more family planning visits to a family planning

service site. 

Sampling design.- The data presented in this 

report are based on a two-stage stratified sample 

survey. The first-stage sampling frame was completed

during the summer of 1976 and updated for 1980. The 

frame consisted of a list of family planning service sites 

enrolled in the full-count survey (the mode in which the 

survey operated before the adoption of the sampling 

approach on July 1,1977), augmented by lists offamily 

planning service sites compiled by the Bureau of 

Community Health Services ofthe U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Servicesand by the Alan Guttmacher 

Institute, which, at that time, was the research and 

development division of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. Family planning service sites 

that were identified on more than one list were deleted 

from the frame before sample selection. 

Before selection of the sample service sites, the 

sampling frame was arranged into six State groups, 

which were formed by combining States with similar 

numbers of family planning service sites. Within each 

State group; each family planning service site was 

classified into one of the following three classesaccording to reported information for the facility’s annual 

number of family planning visits: sites with less than 

1,000 visits, sites with l,OOO-3,999 visits, and sites 

with 4,000 visits or more. Within each of the sampling 

strata defined by the six State groups and the three visitsize classes, the service sites were ordered by State, 

type of sponsorship (i.e., public health department,

affiliate of the Planned Parenthood Federation of 

America, Inc., hospital, and other), and county. The 

sample service sites were systematically selected from 

these strata after a random start, with the probability of 

selection ranging from certainty to 1 in 18. The 1980 

U.S. sample comprised 1,381 sites, with 81.2 percent 

of the sites participating in the survey. 

In the second stage, family planmng visits at each 

sample sitewere systematically selected.NCHS assigned 

each sample site a sampling rate dependent on the site’s 

reported visit volume and the State in which the site was 

located. Overall, 14 visit sampling rates were used to 

determine the proportion of each site’s family planning 

visits needed for the survey; the visit sampling rates 

ranged from certainty to 1 in 30. 

Although the survey is based on a sample of family 

planning visits, estimates for family planning patients 

can be derived from survey data. Each patient (i.e., an 

individual making one or more family planning visits) 

can be uniquely associated with the first visit she made 

during the calendar year.

The date of the prior family planning visit, if any, 

for each individual making a sample family planning 

visit is recorded in item 8 of the Clinic Visit Record (see 

appendix III). With this information, sample family 

planning visits that correspond to an individual’s first 

family planning visit during the calendar year can be 

identified. Of 397,692 sample family planning visits in 

the United States in 1980, some 220,303 reflect data 

for the individual’s first family planning visit during that 

year. The patient estimates presented in this report are 

based on those 220,303 sample family planning visits 

(or, equivalently, family planning patients in the sample). 

Data collection and processing 

Visit data were either abstracted from the patient’s 

medical file or obtained by interviewing the patient or 

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by observation. The primary data collection form is the 

Clinic Visit Record, which consists of the survey’s 

minimum basic data set (see appendix III). 

Each sample service site had the option of collecting data for the survey by participating in a computerized record system, providing NCHS criteria for 

data collection were met. NCHS required that (1) the 

record system’s data be based on a source document 

that included the survey minimum basic data set, and 

(2) the procedures and definitions used to collect such 

data be consistent with those specified for the survey.

About 3 out of 4 sample service sites participating in the 

1980 survey collected data by participating in a computerized record system. The remaining sites collected 

survey data on Clinic Visit Records, which were 

submitted to NCHS for processing. 

The procedure for sampling visits was done in one of 

two ways. Sample service sites that collected visit data 

for the survey by participating in a computerized record 

system usually opted to have the sample visits selected 

by computer. The remaining sites selected sample visits 

through their staffs’maintenance of visit logs used to list 

every patient making a family planning visit. Individuals who answered “yes” to the screening question 

(“Are you here to see a health provider [physician, 

nurse, allied health personnel] about obtaining health 

services related to contraception, infertility treatment, 

or sterilization?“) were listed consecutively on the visit 

log. Individuals whose names appeared on the last line 

of each page in the visit log were selected, and data for 

those visits were collected. Different versions of the 

family planning visit logs corresponded to each of the 

14 sampling rates employed to select sample visits; the 

number of lines used to list patients on the family 

planning visit log was equal to the reciprocal of the 

sampling fraction used by the site. 

Data processing. -Data processingdiffered according to the mode of data submission. Visit data received 

on Clinic Visit Records had to be keyed to machinereadable form before computer processing. Keying for 

all data items was independently verified for 100 

percent of the Clinic Visit Records. Visit data received 

on a computer tape or on punched cards from a 

computerized record system did not require preprocessing. 

All visit data, regardless of the form of data 

submission, were edited by NCHS for completeness 

and consistency. Visit records with errors, inconsistencies, or item nonresponse were corrected, if 

possible, through followup with the service site or the 

computerized record system. Imputation was used for 

specific data items when the overall level of nonresponse for an item was small. 

Reliability of estimates 

Estimation. -The survey statistics are derived by 

a complex estimation procedure used to produce essenTable I. Number of female family planning patients by age, race, ethnicity, 

and patient status: United States, 1980 

Age 

30 Race, ethnicily, and patient status Total Under 20-29 years 20 

years and 

years over I 

Number of patients in thousands 

All patients. . . . . . . . . . . . 4,977 1,703 2,691 583 

Race’ 

White . . . . . 3,552 1,233 1,934 386 

Black................. 1,301 438 689 174 

Ethnicity 

Hispanic . . . . . 635 127 -370 139 

Not of Hispanic origin. . . 4,341 1,576 2.321 444 

Patient status 

Return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,197 819 1,943 436 

New. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,779 884 749 147 

‘All patients include races other than white and black. 

tially unbiased data. The procedure’s two principal 

components are inflation by the reciprocal of the 

probability of sample selection and adjustment for 

nonresponse. 

Sampling error. -The statistics presented in this 

report are based on a sample survey and, therefore, 

differ from those that would be based on a full-count 

( loo-percent) survey that used the samedata collection 

definitions and procedures. The probability sampling

design allows calculation of estimated standard errors 

from the sample data. 

Table II. Relative standard error (in percent) of female patient estimates 

by age, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980 

L 

30 Race, ethnicity, and patient status Total Under 20-29 years 20 

years and 

years , over 

Relative standard error in percent 

All patients. ............ . . . . . . 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.8 

Race’ 

White ................ . . . . . 4.0 4.5 4.1 4.3 

Black ................. . . . . . 5.4 4.9 5.6 7.8 

Ethnicity 

Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 8.9 5.9 7.6 

Not of Hispanic origin. . . . . . . . 3.9 4.0 4.0 5.1 

Patient status 

Return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 4.0 4.6 4.1 5.0 

New. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 4.1 4.5 4.9 7.4 

‘All patients include races other than white and black. 

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Table III. Number of sample (i.e., unweighted) records for female patients 

by age, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980 

Age 

Race. ethnicity, and patient Total Under 30 

status 20 20-29 years 

years and 

years over 

Number of sample records 

All patients. . . . , . . . . . . . . . 220.303 78,658 117,912 23,733 

Race’ 

White.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,554 58,625 86,846 16,083 

Slack . . , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . 49,737 17,519 25,950 6,268 

Ethnicity 

Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . :. . . . . 18,192 3,919 10,659 3,614 

Not of Hispanic origin . . . . . 202,111 74,739 107,253 20,119 

Patient status 

Return . .‘, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,289 38,752 85,684 17,853 

New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,014 39,906 32,228 5,880 

‘All patients include races other than white and black., 

The standard error is primarily a measure of the 

variability that occurs by chance because a sample

rather than the entire sampling frame is surveyed. 

Wile the standard errors calculated for this report 

reflect some of the random variation inherent in the 

measurement process, they do not measure any systematic error, or bias, that is present in the data. One is 

referred to the section titled “Nonsampling error” for 

additional information on measurement error. 

The chances are about 0.68 that the interval 

specified by the estimate plus or minus one standard 

Table IV. Number of female family planning patients by education, race, 

ethnicity. and patient status: United States, 1980 

. Education 

Less 13 Race, ethnicity, and patient status Total than 12 yeak 

‘2 years or 

years more 

Number of patients in thousands 

All patients.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.977 2,005 I,91 5 1,057 

Race’ 

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,552 1,429 1,321 803 

Black.......................... 1,301 530 549 222 

Ethnicity 

Hispanic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 393 181 61 

Not of Hispanic origin. . . . :. . . . . . . 4,341 1,612 1,734 996 

Patient status 

Return......................... 3,197 1,191 1,296 710 

New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,779 814 619 347 

1 All patients include races other than white and black. 

Table V. Relative standard error (in percent) of female patient estimates by 

education, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980 

Education 

Race, ethnic& and patient status Total Less 

than 

13 

12 years 

12 years or 

years more 

Relative standard error in percent 

All patients.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 4.3 4.3 5.0 

Race’ 

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.7 4.8 5.3 

Slack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 6.3 6.2 7.9 

Ethnicity 

Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 6.7 8.5 13.0 

Not of Hispanic origin.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 4.6 4.5 5.0 

Patient status I 

Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.8 4.7 5.7 

New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 4.8 5.0 6.2 

‘All patients include races other than white and black. 

error contains the figure that would be obtained through 

a full-count survey of the sampling frame. The chances 

are about 0.95 that the interval specified by the 

estimate plus or minus two standard errors contains the 

figure that would be obtained through a full-count 

survey of the sampling frame. 

In order to derive standard errors at moderate cost 

that would be applicable to a wide variety of statistics, 

several approximations were required. It is necessary 

to utilize.the estimates of domain sizes, relative standard 

errors, and sample sizes shown in tables I-IX. 

Table VI. Number of sample (i.e., unweighted) records for female patients 

by education, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980 

Education 

Race, ethnicity and patient Less 13 

status Total than 12 years 

12 years or 

years more 

Number of sample records 

All patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,303 86,756 87,147 46,400 

Race’ 

White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,554 62,297 62,978 36,279 

Black . . .‘. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,737 21,199 20,732 7,806 

Ethnic&y 

Hispanic.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,192 10,944 5.430 1,818 

Not of Hispanic origin . . . . . . 202,111 75,812 81,717 44,582 

Patient status 

Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,289 50,941 59,825 31.523 

New..................... 78.014 35,815 27,322 14,877 

‘1 All patients include races other than white and black. 

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Table VII. Number of female family planning patients by income status, Table IX., Number of sample (Le., unweighted) records for female patients 

race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980 by income status, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980 

income status Income status 

Does not Receives Does not 

Race, ethnic& and patient status Total public 

Receives receive Race, ethnic& and patient status Total public receive 

public assistance assistance twsistance public 

income income income assistance 

income 

Number of patients in thousands Number of sample records 

All patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. 4,977 695 4,282 All patients.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,303 29,513 190,790 

Race’ Race’ 

White. . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 3,552 329 3,223 White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,554 14.700 146,864 

Slack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,301 349 952 Slack........................ 49,737 13.51 I 36,226 

Ethnicity Ethnicity 

Hispanic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 79 556 Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,192 2,693 15,499 

Not of Hispanic origin . . . . . . . . . 4,341 615 3,726 Not of Hispanic origin . . . . . . . . . . 202,111 26,820 175,291 

Patient status Patient status 

Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 3,197 482 2,715 Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,289 20,394 121,895 

New........................... 1,779 213 1,567 New......................... 78.014 9,119 68,896 

‘All patients include mxs other than white and black. ‘All patients include races other than white and black. 

The standard error of proportion estimates may be Accordingly, the standard error of an estimated 

approximated by use of the design effect approach. For proportion of patients is approximated by the following 

data from the National Reporting System for Family formula: 

Planning Services, the design effect varies with the size 

of the base of the proportion (see table X). With the PU -PI 

selection of larger values in the range of recommended Standard error (p) =.(D.E.) J ,n 

design effects, fewer comparisons of survey parameters where will result in significant differences. The largest value in 

each range of recommended design effects was used to p = the estimated proportion.

deterrninc reliability for this report. 12= the number of sample (i.e., unweighted)

patients in the base of the proportion (see 

table III). 

Table VIII. Relative standard error (in percent) of female patient estimates D.E. = the design effect corresponding to the size 

by income status, race, ethnicity, and patient status: United States, 1980 of the estimated base of the proportionp 

Income status (ske table IV). 

Receives Does not For example, 74.3 percent @ = 0.743) of the 

Race, ethnicity, and patient status Total public receive 1,703,OOOteenage family planning patients continued 

public assistance assistance 

or adopted use of the oral contraceptive pill. The 

income income following computation may be used to determine the 

standard error for this estimated prop&ion: 

Re!ative standard error in percent 

All patients .................. 3.8 5.7 3.8 - 0.743). = o oo9 

Standard error = 6 

Race 78,658 * ’ 

White ....................... 4.0 7.6 4.0 

Slack ....................... 5.4 7.0 5.6 where 

Ethnicity 

Hispanic..................... 6.0 11.4 6.2 

p = 

D.E. = 

0.743 

6 

Not of Hispanic origin . . . . . . . . 3.9 5.7 4.0 n = 78,658 

Patient status 

Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 6.6 4.1 and 

New........................ 4.1 7.1 4.2 0.009 relative standard error - o.743 = 0.012 ‘All patients include races other than white and black. 

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Table X. Range of recommended design effects for proportion estimates 

Desion effect 

Range of used in this Estimated number of patients in base recommended report r0 

1 of proportion (domain size) desicm effects derermine 

Less than 1 million:. ................ l-5 5

.,I l-3 million ........................ 2-6 6 

More than 3 million ................. 3-8 8, 

One may also wish to compute the standard error 

associated with national aggregate estimates. To calculate the approximate standard error of an aggregate 

estimate X, first compute the relative standard error 

(RSE) of the proportion (X/Y), where Y is the aggregate estimate for the smallest category of patients listed 

in table IA containing X population (e.g., if X is the 

estimated number of teenage family planning patients

adopting or continuing use of the oral contraceptive pill, 

Y is the estimated number of teenage family planning 

patients). 

Then 

RSE (X) = 4 (RSE (X/y))2 + (RSE (Y))2 

and. 

standard error (X) =XRSE (X). 

To continue with the example, one may calculate the 

standard error of the estimated 1,262,OOO teenage

family planning patients who continued or adopted use 

of the oral contraceptive pill.

First, the approximate relative standard error of the 

proportion estimate (the estimated proportion of teenage family planning patients who continued or adopted 

use of the pill) is calculated. This was determined to be 

0.012. The relative standard error for the base of the 

proportion (i.e., the estimated total number of teenage

family planning patients) is provided in table IB. 

Therefore 

RSE (1,262,OOO) = &0.012)2 + (0.040)’ = 0.042 

The standard error is the aggregateestimate multiplied

by the RSE: 

Standard error (1,262,OOO) = (0.042)( 1,262,OOO) 

F 53,004 

Nonsampling error. -The data presented in this 

report are also subject to nonsampling error, including

that due to item nonresponse, information incompletely 

or inaccurately recorded, and processing error. 

In addition, adjustment for service site nonresponse 

may introduce nonsampling error in the NRSFPS 

statistics. In particular, the 1980NRSFPS was subject 

to Statewidenonresponsefor severalconsecutivemonths, 

with several such States in a single geographic region. 

An adjustment for such nonresponse was made by 

means of a multiplicative factor to the basic sample visit 

weight for each responding sample service site. It is not ’ 

known whether this results in over- or underestimation 

of the total number of patients. 

During early 1980, the National Center for Health 

Statistics conducted a study to identify and measure 

nonsampling error associated with 1980 data Born the 

National Reporting System .for Family Planning Services.a The study included site visits to 174 family 

planning facilities in the 1980 sample. The study 

revealed that it was not generally possible to verify the 

number of medical family planning visits. For example, 

service sites frequently did not differentiate between 

medical and nonmedical f&y planning visits. The 

study indicated patient totals are probably underestimated. Other problems associated with adherence 

to survey dellnitions and procedures were identified, 

and evidence suggeststhat patient data were not always

updated in the site’s record system at every visit. 

Rounding.-Aggregate estimates of famny planning 

patients are rounded to the nearest thousand; the 

percentages were computed based on unrounded estimates; and thus, the figures may not sum to the totals. 

aFinal Report of Data Quality Study for the National Reporting System for 

Family Planning Services, August 1980, Informatics. (Unpublished.) 

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Appendix II. Definitions of terms 

used in this report 

CZinic.-See family planning service site. 

Clinic Visit Recordfor Family Planning Services.-

The National Center for Health Statistics primary data 

collection form used for the NRSFPS. Seeappendix III 

for facsimile. 

Continuation patients.-All family planning patients who made a previous visit to any family planning 

service site during the last calendar year. 

Contraception.- Conscious use by individuals of 

medication, devices, or practice that permit coitus with 

reduced likelihood of conception (commonly known as 

birth control). 

Contraceptive method.-Any medical device or 

practice that permits coitus with reduced likelihood of 

conception.

Education.‘-The highest grade of “regular” school 

completed (not the highest grade entered). Regular

school refers to any institution in which a person can 

earn credits toward an accredited elementary school 

certification, high school diploma, or college degree. 

Trade schools, beauty schools, business schools, and 

the like are excluded unless credits are granted toward 

an elementary school certification, high school diploma, or college degree. 

Familyplanningpatient.-A person who receives 

medical services related to contraception, sterilization, 

or infertility treatment in a family planning service site 

anywhere within the United States or its. territories. 

Family planning service site.-A location or site 

where family planning services are provided on a 

regular basis under the supervision of a physician. 

Private physicians’offices and group medical practices 

are not considered sites unless they receive support 

through a Department of Health and Human Services 

grant for the provision of family planning services. 

Miliary service sites are excluded from the survey.

Family planning services.-Medical services that 

primarily are considered with the regulation of conception, that is, they enable a person either to reduce 

the risk of conception (contraceptive services) or to 

induce conception (infertility services) when desired. 

Fetal deaths.-Death of a product of conception

prior to the expulsion or extraction from its mother. This 

includes miscarriages, stillbirths, and induced abortions . 

Hispanic origin or descent.-Individuals who consider themselvesto be of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, 

Central or South American or other Spanish origin or 

descent, regardless of race. 

1nfertiZi&.-Diminished or absentability to conceive. 

Live births.-Children born alive any time after 

conception. In the event of multiple births, each child is 

counted as a birth. For example, twins count astwo live 

births, and triplets count as three live births. 

Medicalservices.-The provision of contraceptive 

methods as well as general physical examinations and 

other testing involved in maintaining the health of the 

patient. These include the following: 

1. Pap smear. -Papanicolaou’s test to detect cervical 

cancer. 

2. Pelvic examination.-Speculum examlnation of 

the vagina and bimanual examination of internal 

pelvic organs. 

3. Breast examination. -Inspection and palpation of 

the breast and axillary glands. 

4. Blood pressure.-Routine measurement of a patient’s blood pressure. 

5. Pregnancy testing.-Any diagnostic test performed 

to determine pregnancy. 

6. KD. Testing. -Test to detect the presence of 

venereal disease. 

7. Urinalysis (N.E. S.).b-Any test done on a patient’s 

urine sample other than for pregnancy or venereal 

disease. 

8. Blood test (N.E. S. ):-Any test of a patient’s blood 

except for venereal disease or pregnancy. 

9. Other medical services.-Medical family planning 

services not specified on the Clinic Visit Record .- -. 

bN.E.S.-Not elsewhere specified. 

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for Family Planning Services. Examples include 

X-rays and immunizations. 

I New &

D&en&.-All patients whose first family planning visit (i.e., initial vi&t) to a family planning se-&ice 

site occurred during the survey year. (This does not 

.I preclude the individual’s having. made a visit to a 

private physician.)

Public assistance income.-The patient’s family income from any Federal, State, or local public assistance program (for example, aid for dependent children 

and general assistance). Scholarships, education 

grants, unemployment benefits, and Social Security 

pensions are not considered public assistance income. 

Readmission patient. -A family planning patient 

whose last visit to any family planning service site 

occurred one or more years before the survey year. 

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Appendix III. Survey instrument 

O.M.B. 68-RI137 I U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 

HEALTH RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS 

Clinic Visit Record for Family Planning Services 

1. SERVICE NUMBER 11. PREGNANCY HIS’TORY (Females only1 

A. Have you e”el been pregnantl 

2. PATIENT NUMBER 1” a q Yes b q NO-Got012 

B. How many live births have you had? 

3. DATE OF THIS VISIT C. Of these. how living? 

4. 

5. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

many are now 

PATIENT’S SEX 

.n Female b n Mill* 

D. How many of your pregnancies were ended by stillbirth, 

induced abortion, or miscarriage? f/f “zero,“go to F I 

ARE YOU OF HISPANIC ORIGIN OR DESCENT? E. How many of these pregnancies weie ended by induced abortion since January 1973? 

HAND CARD A a 0 YeI b r-Jr40 F. In what month and year did your last pregnancy end (regardless of how it ended)? 

12. CONTRACEPTIVE HISTORY 

A. Have YOU ever used a method of birth control regularly? 

a 17 Yes b 0 NO -Go to 13 

WHAT IS YOUR BIRTH DATE? 

HANOCARDD .l oat* 

PATIENT STATUS 

Have you ex been a patient of this or any other clinic for family planning me services? 

a 0 YeI b 17 NO C. Do you currently use that method (primary method checked in 12B)? 

If “Yea,” when were you &t a patient at any a 0 Yes-Go to B b f-,No clinic for family planning medical services?. -

EDUCATION 0. In what month and year did you stop using that method? 

Month Year 

A. What 1s the highest grade (or year) of regular school you have completed? E. How long did you “10 that method? mrc/e ORBnumber/ I 

8. Are YOU presently a student in a regular scboo,? 

FAMILY INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE 

HAND CARD 8 and HAND CARD d I 13. MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED ATTHIS VISIT 

A. Which of the following groups represents yow’total combined FOSI 

(before deductions) family income for the paat I2 months? 

C. Does this income include any pvblie as~istancc? 

- -

HRA-192.6 

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Vital and Health Statistics series descriptions 

SERIES 1. Programs and Collection Procedures.-Reports describing SERIES 14. Data on Health Resources: Manpower and Facilities.-

the general programs of the National Centerfor Health Statis- Statistics on the numbers, geographic distribution, and chartics and its offices and divisions and the data collection acteristics of health resources including physicians, dentists. 

methods used. They also include definitions and other material nurses, other health occupations, hospitals, nursing homes, 

necessary for understanding the data. and outpatient facilities. 

SERIES 2. Data Evaluation and Methods Research.-Studies of new SERIES 15. Data From Special Surveys.-Statistics on health and healthstatistical methodology including experimental tests of new related topics collected in special surveys that are not a part of 

survey methods, studies of vital statistics collection methods, the continuing data systems of rhe National Center for Health 

new analytical techniques, objective evaluations of reliability Statistics. 

of collected data, and contributions to statistical theory. SERIES 20. Data on Mortality.-Various statistics on mortality otherthan 

SERIES 3. Analytical and Epidemiological Studies.-Reports presenting as included in regular annual or monthly reports. Special 

analytical or interpretive studies based on vital and health sta- analyses by cause of death, age, and other demographic 

tistics. carrying the analysis furtherthan the expositorytypes of variables; geographic and time series analyses; and statistics 

reports in the other series. on characteristics of deaths not available from the vital records 

SERIES 4. Documents and Committee Reports.-Final reports of major based on sample surveys of those records. 

committees concerned with vital and health statistics and SERIES 21. Data on Natality, Marriage, and Divorce.-Various statistics 

documents such as recommended model vital registration laws on natality, marriage, and divorce other than as included in 

and revised birth and death certificates. regular annual or monthly reports. Special analyses by demoSERIES 10. Data From the National Health Interview Survey.-Statistics graphicvariables; geographic and timeseries analyses:studies 

on illness, accidental injuries, disability, use of hospital, of fertility; and statistics on characteristics of births not 

medical, dental, and other services, and other health-related available from the vital records based on sample surveys of 

topics. all based on data collected in the continuing national those records. 

household interview survey. SERIES 22. Data From the National Monthly and Natality Surveys.-

SERIES 11. Data From the National Health Examination Survey and the Discontinued in 1975. Reports from these sample surveys 

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.-Data based on vital records are included in Series 20 and 21, 

from direct examination, testing, and measurement of national respectively. 

samples of the civilian noninstitutionalized population provide SERIES 23. Data From the National Survey of Family Growth.-Statisthe basis for (1) estimates of the medically defined prevalence tics on fertility, family formation and dissolution, family 

of specific diseases in the United States and the distributions planning, and related maternal and infant health topics derived 

of the population with respect to physical, physiological, and from a periodic survey of a nationwide probability sample of 

psychological characteristics and (2) analysis of relationships ever-married women 15-44 years of age. 

among the various measurements without reference to an

/ explicit finite universe of persons. 

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Series 13. For a list of titles of reports published in these series, write to: 

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