TABLE 2. Estimated numbers and percentages of women aged 18–49 years who were at risk for unintended pregnancy* and had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services,† by selected sociodemographic characteristics — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 45 jurisdictions, 2017–2019§.
| Sociodemographic characteristic | Women aged 18–49 yrs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total no.¶ | % at risk for unintended pregnancy (95% CI) | No. and % who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services | ||
| No. (95% CI)¶ | % (95% CI) | |||
| Age group, yrs | ||||
| 18–24 | 13,992,200 | 71.5 (69.5–73.5)** | 9,696,600 (9,402,800–9,990,400) | 69.3 (67.2–71.4)** |
| 25–34 | 20,042,800 | 74.5 (73.0–75.9) | 12,867,500 (12,546,800–13,188,200) | 64.2 (62.6–65.8) |
| 35–44 | 18,901,000 | 79.5 (78.1–80.8) | 10,263,200 (9,960,800–10,546,800) | 54.3 (52.7–55.8) |
| 45–49 | 8,401,100 | 80.4 (78.6–82.1) | 4,435,800 (4,251,000–4,620,600 | 52.8 (50.6–55.0) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 30,888,700 | 78.0 (77.0–78.9)** | 18,131,700 (17,791,900–18,471,400) | 58.7 (57.6–59.8)** |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 8,764,100 | 75.3 (73.1–77.5) | 5,723,000 (5,503,900–5,933,300) | 65.3 (62.8–67.7) |
| Hispanic | 14,526,100 | 75.5 (73.6–77.2) | 8,948,100 (8,643,000–9,238,600) | 61.6 (59.5–63.6) |
| Other | 6,305,400 | 70.8 (67.1–74.2) | 3,903,000 (3,657,100–4,136,300) | 61.9 (58.0–65.6) |
| Insurance coverage | ||||
| Yes | 51,112,100 | 76.2 (75.3–77.1) | 30,871,700 (30,360,600–31,382,800) | 60.4 (59.4–61.4) |
| No | 9,915,300 | 76.8 (74.7–78.8) | 6,167,300 (5,929,300–6,395,400) | 62.2 (59.8–64.5) |
| Routine checkup within past yr | ||||
| Yes | 43,835,000 | 76.7 (75.7–77.6) | 26,651,700 (26,213,300–27,133,900) | 60.8 (59.8–61.9) |
| No | 16,704,300 | 75.3 (73.6–76.9) | 10,056,000 (9,755,300–10,356,700) | 60.2 (58.4–62.0) |
| Urban-rural status†† | ||||
| Urban | 57,369,500 | 76.5 (75.6–77.3)** | 35,282,200 (34,708,500–35,798,600) | 61.5 (60.5–62.4)** |
| Rural | 3,227,300 | 72.6 (69.6–75.4) | 1,639,500 (1,552,300–1,729,800) | 50.8 (48.1–53.6) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* Women were considered to be at risk for unintended pregnancy unless they reported 1) not being sexually active with a male partner, 2) being currently pregnant or seeking pregnancy, 3) not minding being pregnant, or 4) having had had a hysterectomy.
† Women with ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services were defined as women considered to be at risk for unintended pregnancy not using permanent contraception (female sterilization or male partner vasectomy). The number of women with ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services can be used to estimate how many women might seek services.
§ 2017: Alaska, California, District of Columbia, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey, and Texas. 2019: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico.
¶ Weighted numbers are rounded to the nearest 100.
** p<0.05 for chi-square test comparing the distribution of the outcome by the sociodemographic characteristic.
†† Determined using the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics urban-rural classification scheme for counties. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/urban_rural.htm