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About the National Data
Data
Data Source: National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC/NCHS
Baseline: 56.3 percent of females aged 15 to 19 years at risk of unintended pregnancy used most effective or moderately effective methods of contraception in 2015-17
Target: 70.1 percent
Methodology
The most effective methods of contraception are: male or female sterilization, implants, and intrauterine devices or systems (IUD/IUS). Moderately effective methods of contraception are: injectables, oral pills, patch, ring, or diaphragm.
At risk of unintended pregnancy is defined as women who have ever had sex (with a man), are not sterile (for surgical noncontraceptive or nonsurgical reasons), or are neither pregnant, seeking pregnancy, nor postpartum.