Abortion Access for Incarcerated People: Incidence of Abortion and Policies at U.S. Prisons and Jails.

Objective: To understand abortion incidence among incarcerated people and the relation to prison and jail pregnancy policies.

Methods: We collected abortion numbers and policy data from convenience sample of 22 state prison systems, all Federal Bureau of Prisons sites, and six county jails that voluntarily reported monthly, aggregate pregnancy outcomes for 12 months in 2016-2017. Sites also completed a baseline survey of institution characteristics and pregnancy policies, including abortion.

Pregnancy Prevalence and Outcomes in U.S. Jails.

Objective: To describe the number of admissions of pregnant people to U.S. jails and the outcomes of pregnancies that end in custody.

Pregnancy Outcomes in US Prisons, 2016-2017.

Objectives: To collect national data on pregnancy frequencies and outcomes among women in US state and federal prisons.

Methods: From 2016 to 2017, we prospectively collected 12 months of pregnancy statistics from a geographically diverse sample of 22 state prison systems and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Prisons reported numbers of pregnant women, births, miscarriages, abortions, and other outcomes.

Obesity and contraceptive use among women 20-44years of age in the United States: results from the 2011-15 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG).

Objective: Obesity has increased dramatically in the United States in recent decades. Our objective was to explore associations of contraceptive choices of US women, aged 20-44years, with body mass index (BMI) and relevant covariates.

Study Design: Data are based on interviews with a national sample of 11,300 women in the 2011-2015 National Survey of Family Growth.

Trends and determinants of IUD use in the USA, 2002-2012.

Study Question: What factors and subgroups have propelled the recent increase in intrauterine device (IUD) use in the USA?

Summary Answer: The increase in IUD use, from 1.8 to 9.5% in the USA between 2002 and 2012, was driven primarily by a marked uptake among parous women who intended to have more children.

Fathers' involvement with their children: United States, 2006-2010.

Objective: This report measures fathers' involvement with their children. Father involvement is measured by how often a man participated in a set of activities in the last 4 weeks with children who were living with him and with children who were living apart from him. Involvement is measured separately for children aged 0-4 years and children aged 5-18 years.

Responsive Design, Weighting, andVariance Estimation in the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth.

Objective-The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) collects data on pregnancy, childbearing, men's and women's health, and parenting from a national sample of men and women aged 15-44 in the United States. The 2006-2010 NSFG design was a significant departure from the previous periodic design, used in 1973-2002. This report shows fieldwork results and weighting, imputation, and variance estimation procedures.

First premarital cohabitation in the United States: 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth.

Objective: This report provides an updated description of trends and patterns in first premarital cohabitations among women aged 15-44 in the United States using the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). Trends in pregnancies within first premarital cohabiting unions and differences by Hispanic origin and race, and education are also presented.

Methods: Data for 2006-2010 were collected through in-person interviews with 22,682 women and men aged 15-44 in the household population of the United States.

Contraceptive methods women have ever used: United States, 1982-2010.

Objective: This report presents national estimates of the proportion of sexually experienced women aged 15-44 who have ever used various methods of contraception in the United States. Trends are shown since 1982, and results are shown by Hispanic origin and race, education, and religious affiliation. The number of methods ever used is also shown, along with reasons for stopping use of selected methods.

Intended and unintended births in the United States: 1982-2010.

Objectives: This report shows trends since 1982 in whether a woman wanted to get pregnant just before the pregnancy occurred. This is the most direct measure available of the extent to which women are able (or unable) to choose to have the number of births they want, when they want them. In this report, this is called the "standard measure of unintended pregnancy.

First marriages in the United States: data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth.

Objectives: This report shows trends and group differences in current marital status, with a focus on first marriages among women and men aged 15-44 years in the United States. Trends and group differences in the timing and duration of first marriages are also discussed. These data are based on the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG).

Sexual behavior, sexual attraction, and sexual identity in the United States: data from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth.

Objective: This report presents national estimates of several measures of sexual behavior, sexual attraction, and sexual identity among males and females aged 15-44 years in the United States, based on the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). These data are relevant to demographic and public health concerns, including fertility and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers and adults. Data from the 2006-2008 NSFG are compared with data from the 2002 NSFG and other national surveys.

Use of contraception in the United States: 1982-2008.

Objective: This report presents national estimates of contraceptive use and method choice based on the 1982, 1995, 2002, and 2006-2008 National Surveys of Family Growth (NSFG).

Methods: Data for 2006-2008 were collected through in-person interviews with 13,495 men and women 15-44 years of age in the household population of the United States. This report is based on the sample of 7,356 women interviewed in 2006-2008.

The 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth: sample design and analysis of a continuous survey.

Objective: The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) collects data on pregnancy, childbearing, men's and women's health, and parenting from a national sample of women and men 15-44 years of age in the United States. This report describes the sample design for the NSFG's new continuous design and the effects of that design on weighting and variance estimation procedures. A working knowledge of this information is important for researchers who wish to use the data.

Marriage and cohabitation in the United States: A statistical portrait based on cycle 6 (2002) of the National Survey of Family Growth.

Objective: This report provides an overview of marital and cohabiting relationships in the United States among men and women aged 15-44 in 2002, by a variety of characteristics. National estimates are provided that highlight formal and informal marital status, previous experience with marriage and cohabitation, the sequencing of marriage and cohabitation, and the stability of cohabitations and marriages.

Methods: The analyses presented in this report are based on a nationally representative sample of 12,571 men and women aged 15-44 living in households in the United States in 2002, based on the National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle 6.

Planning and development of the continuous National Survey of Family Growth.

Objectives: This report describes how the continuous National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) (begun in 2006) was designed, planned, and implemented. The NSFG is a continuous national survey of men and women 15-44 years of age designed to provide national estimates of factors affecting pregnancy and birth rates; men's and women's health; and parenting.

Methods: The survey used in-person, face-to-face interviews conducted by trained female interviewers.

Estimated pregnancy rates for the United States, 1990-2005: an update.

Objectives: This report presents detailed pregnancy rates for 1990-2005, updating a national series of rates extending since 1976.

Methods: Tabular data on pregnancy rates by age, race and Hispanic origin, and by marital status are presented and briefly described.

Results: in 2005, an estimated 6,408,000 pregnancies resulted in 4.

Estimated pregnancy rates by outcome for the United States, 1990-2004.

Objectives: This report presents detailed pregnancy rates for 1990-2004, updating a national series of rates extending since 1976. Data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) are used to interpret trends in teenage pregnancy and in total pregnancy and fertility rates.

Methods: Tabular and graphical data on pregnancy rates by age, race and Hispanic origin, and by marital status are presented and described.

Measuring HIV risk in the U.S. population aged 15-44: results from Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth.

Objective: This report presents national estimates of the percentage and number of persons in the U.S. population aged 15-44 who report behaviors that place them at increased risk for acquiring or transmitting human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV.

National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle 6: sample design, weighting, imputation, and variance estimation.

Objectives: Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics in 2002 and early 2003. This report describes how the sample was designed, shows response rates for various subgroups of men and women, describes how the sample weights were computed to make national estimates possible, shows how missing data were imputed for a limited set of key variables, and describes the proper ways to estimate sampling errors from the NSFG. The report includes both nontechnical summaries for readers who need only general information and more technical detail for readers who need an in-depth understanding of these topics.

Fertility, contraception, and fatherhood: data on men and women from cycle 6 (2002) of the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth.

Objective: This report presents national estimates of fertility, family formation, contraceptive use, and father involvement indicators among males 15-44 years of age in the United States in 2002 from Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). Data are also shown for women for purposes of comparison.

Methods: Descriptive tables of numbers and percentages are presented.

Fertility, family planning, and reproductive health of U.S. women: data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth.

Objective: This report presents national estimates of fertility, family planning, and reproductive health indicators among females 15-44 years of age in the United States in 2002 from Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). For selected indicators, data are also compared with earlier cycles of the NSFG.

Methods: Descriptive tables of numbers and percentages are presented and interpreted.

HIV testing in the United States, 2002.

Objective: This report presents national estimates of testing for Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The objectives are to present nationally representative estimates of the degree of self-reported lifetime and recent HIV testing among persons 15-44 years of age in the United States. The report also contains data on sources of testing, reasons for tests, and whether HIV counseling was obtained.

Plan and operation of Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth.

Objectives: This report describes how Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) was designed, planned, and implemented. The NSFG is a national survey of women and men 15-44 years of age designed to provide national estimates of factors affecting pregnancy and birth rates; men's and women's health; and parenting. Cycle 6, conducted in 2002, was the first time the NSFG included a sample of males.

Sexual behavior and selected health measures: men and women 15-44 years of age, United States, 2002.

Objective: This report presents national estimates of several measures of sexual behavior among males and females 15-44 years of age in the United States in 2002, as collected in the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). These data are relevant to demographic and public health concerns, including fertility and sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers and adults. Data from the 2002 NSFG are compared with previous national surveys.