Table 1.

Distributions of selected access and experiences of sexual and reproductive health and sociodemographic characteristics among analytic sample, overall and by contraceptive use status, National Survey of Family Growth 2015–2019

	Full sample		Women currently using contraception		Women not currently using contraception a
	N	%	N	%	N	%	p-value
Overallb	4251	100%	3178	75%	1073	25%
Access and experiences of SRH
Current method usedc							p < 0.001
No method	1073	25%	0	0%	1073	100%
LARC methods	767	18%	767	24%	0	0%
SARC methods	1169	27%	1169	36%	0	0%
Condom and other methods	1242	30%	1242	39%	0	0%
Source of SRH cared							p < 0.001
No SRH care	756	19%	535	18%	221	23%
SRH but no contraceptive care	1135	25%	635	19%	500	44%
Private contraceptive-specific SRH care	1709	43%	1469	49%	240	23%
Public contraceptive-specific SRH care	651	13%	539	14%	112	10%
Current insurance coverage							p < 0.001
None	706	16%	524	15%	182	17%
Private	1824	50%	1444	53%	380	42%
Public	1721	34%	1210	32%	511	41%
Composite patient-centered contraceptive counseling experiencee							0.59
No	643	53%	543	53%	100	56%
Yes	553	47%	487	47%	66	44%
Demographic characteristics
Age							p < 0.001
15–19 y	589	13%	477	15%	112	8%
20–29 y	1788	41%	1361	43%	427	38%
30–39 y	1350	29%	998	29%	352	31%
40–49 y	524	16%	342	14%	182	23%
Race/ethnicity							0.07
White, non-Hispanic	1539	48%	1213	49%	326	45%
Black, non-Hispanic	1159	19%	825	17%	334	22%
Other/multiple, non-Hispanic	350	8%	260	8%	90	8%
Hispanic	1203	25%	880	25%	323	25%
Federal poverty level							0.02
0%–99%	1665	36%	1189	34%	476	40%
100%–199%	1526	37%	1159	37%	367	38%
200%–299%	1060	27%	830	29%	230	22%
Nativity status							0.84
US born	3524	83%	2643	83%	881	83%
Foreign born	725	17%	534	17%	191	17%
Relationship status							0.07
Married	1083	31%	774	29%	309	35%
Cohabitating	670	18%	532	19%	138	15%
Not married or cohabitating	2498	51%	1872	51%	626	50%
Educational attainment							0.24
Not a high school graduate	813	17%	596	17%	217	17%
High school graduate/GED	1395	30%	1023	29%	372	34%
Some college	1354	35%	1036	36%	318	32%
College graduate	689	18%	523	19%	166	17%
Parity							0.01
0	1619	40%	1267	42%	352	35%
1 or more	2630	60%	1910	58%	720	65%
Sexual identity							0.34
Straight	3616	87%	2683	86%	933	88%
Not straight	571	13%	449	14%	122	12%

SRH, sexual and reproductive health; NSFG, National Survey of Family Growth; LARC, long-acting reversible methods; SARC, short-acting reversible methods; FPL, federal poverty level; IUD, intrauterine device; STI, sexually transmitted infection; PCCC, patient-centered contraceptive counseling.

Population includes all female respondents aged 15 to 49 at the time of interview who were under 300% of the FPL and who responded to the unfulfilled contraceptive preferences due to cost variables; population is weighted to reflect the female civilian population of the United States. Population excludes those who were sterile and whose partner was sterile for non-contraceptive purposes; those who used permanent methods such as tubal ligation, hysterectomy, or vasectomy as their most effective method; those who were not using any method of contraception and did not have a male sexual partner in the past 12 months; and those who were not using any method of contraception and were actively trying to become pregnant as a reason for not using contraception.

^ap-values represent significant differences from Pearson's χ² tests of association comparing the distribution of women using contraception and women not using contraception who are not trying to get pregnant by each SRH and demographic variable.

^bOverall percentage represents the proportion of all women using and not using contraception

^cLARC methods include IUDs and hormonal implants (Norplant, Implanon, or Nexplanon). SARC methods include pills, Depo-Provera and other injectables, the contraceptive patch (Ortho-Evra or Xulane), and the vaginal contraceptive ring. Other methods include noncondom coital methods such as withdrawal, the diaphragm, foam, jelly or cream, and emergency contraception; natural family planning methods such as periodic abstinence, cervical mucus tests, temperature rhythm, or calendar rhythm; and other nonspecified methods.

^dSource of SRH care categorizes the clinic where the respondents received SRH care in the past 12 months. This includes gynecologic care, pregnancy care, STI care and contraceptive care. Contraceptive care includes contraceptive methods, contraceptive counseling, or a check-up related to contraceptive use.

^eThe composite PCCC measure combines all 4 patient-centered care items to create a dichotomous variable that considered those who rated their provider as “excellent” on all 4 characteristics to have received patient-centered contraceptive counseling, while those who rated their provider as anything less than “excellent” on any 1 of the 4 characteristics were considered to have not. This measure includes only respondents from survey years 2017–2019, as these were the only years this variable was asked in the NSFG.