Context: Trends in contraceptive use have implications for shifts in pregnancy rates and
birthrates and can inform clinical practice of changes in needs for contraceptive methods …

Use of oral contraceptives by married women declined markedly between 1973 and 1982,
but analysis of data from the 1988 National Survey of Family Growth shows that this decline …

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

Between 1982 and 1987, favorable opinion of the pill increased steadily among American
women (from 65 to 76 percent), and favorable opinion of the condom rose sharply (from 38 …

Objective-Use of contraception and the effectiveness of the method used to prevent
pregnancy are major factors affecting national pregnancy and birth rates and the ability of …

In the period from 1988 to 1990, the proportion of women 15-44 years of age in the United
States whose partners were using the condom for their current method of birth control …

During the decade 1973-1982, use of oral contraceptives declined sharply among wives
aged 15-44, although the total number of pill users did not decrease after 1979. This drop …

The proportion of US women who used a contraceptive method at their first premarital
intercourse rose from 47 percent in 1975-1979 to 65 percent in 1983-1988. Overall, and …

Results... Ever-use of Contraception.. Contraceptive Use at First Premarital Intercourse.
Current Contraceptive Use Pencentage Using a Method Among Those at Risk of …

The percent of married couples using sterilization as a method of contraception increased
dramatically between 1973 and 1982, and continued its increase until 1988-more than …