Table 2. Percentage distribution of women at risk of unintended pregnancy by contraceptive method use and age, union status, race/ethnicity, and poverty (National Survey of Family Growth, 2002)*
Contraceptive method used |
Total at risk of unintended pregnancy |
Age |
Union status |
Race/ethnicity |
Poverty status |
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Currently married |
Cohabiting |
Formerly married |
Never married |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic |
0–99% |
100–249% |
250%+ |
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15–19 |
20–24 |
25–29 |
30–34 |
35–39 |
40–44 |
White |
Black |
Other |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Sterilization |
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Female |
24 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
25 |
37 |
46 |
28 |
23 |
49 |
8 |
22 |
33 |
15 |
30 |
33 |
28 |
19 |
Male |
8 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
17 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
Reversible medical methods |
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Oral contraceptives |
27 |
43 |
46 |
34 |
29 |
17 |
10 |
22 |
30 |
17 |
41 |
31 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
20 |
22 |
33 |
Male condom |
16 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
15 |
14 |
11 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
20 |
15 |
17 |
26 |
16 |
13 |
17 |
17 |
Injectible |
5 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
IUD |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Other† |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Nonmedical methods |
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Withdrawal |
4 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
Periodic abstinence |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
No method |
11 |
18 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
10 |