Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1996
Weighted Column Percents Unweighted Frequencies
What was the primary method of birth control?
(Weighted Column Percents)
|
Total |
Age Groups |
| 18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| Pills |
48.0 |
60.8 |
54.1 |
40.0 |
23.7 |
|
|
| Spermicides |
4.1 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
|
|
| Sponge |
1.0 |
|
.9 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
|
|
| Norplant |
1.9 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
.6 |
|
|
|
| Depo-provera |
7.1 |
14.2 |
7.2 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
|
|
| Other |
26.5 |
13.3 |
23.4 |
32.2 |
47.5 |
|
|
| Don't know |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
|
|
| sterile/hysterectomy/tubal ligation/vasectomy |
6.7 |
.8 |
3.6 |
12.2 |
13.6 |
|
|
| Refused |
2.6 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.1 |
|
|
| Male |
Pills |
53.8 |
63.5 |
62.0 |
48.4 |
27.6 |
|
|
| Spermicides |
3.4 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
|
|
| Sponge |
.4 |
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
|
| Norplant |
1.5 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
|
| Depo-provera |
6.8 |
17.3 |
6.5 |
3.3 |
|
|
|
| Other |
24.2 |
9.6 |
19.6 |
29.7 |
48.3 |
|
|
| Don't know |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
|
|
| sterile/hysterectomy/tubal ligation/vasectomy |
4.9 |
|
2.2 |
7.7 |
13.8 |
|
|
| Refused |
1.5 |
|
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
|
|
| Female |
Pills |
43.2 |
58.8 |
48.5 |
31.5 |
20.0 |
|
|
| Spermicides |
4.7 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
|
|
| Sponge |
1.6 |
|
.8 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
|
|
| Norplant |
2.2 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
|
|
|
| Depo-provera |
7.3 |
11.8 |
7.7 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
|
|
| Other |
28.4 |
16.2 |
26.2 |
34.8 |
46.7 |
|
|
| Don't know |
.9 |
1.5 |
.8 |
1.1 |
|
|
|
| sterile/hysterectomy/tubal ligation/vasectomy |
8.2 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
16.9 |
13.3 |
|
|
| Refused |
3.5 |
4.4 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
|
|
| Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 50 years old and have had sexual intercourse in the last twelve months and said that they had used a method of birth control? |
What was the primary method of birth control?
(Unweighted Frequencies)
|
Total |
Age Groups |
| 18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
| Total |
581 |
120 |
222 |
180 |
59 |
|
|
| Pills |
279 |
73 |
120 |
72 |
14 |
|
|
| Spermicides |
24 |
3 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
|
|
| Sponge |
6 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
| Norplant |
11 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Depo-provera |
41 |
17 |
16 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
| Other |
154 |
16 |
52 |
58 |
28 |
|
|
| Don't know |
12 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
| sterile/hysterectomy/tubal ligation/vasectomy |
39 |
1 |
8 |
22 |
8 |
|
|
| Refused |
15 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
| Male |
Total |
264 |
52 |
92 |
91 |
29 |
|
|
| Pills |
142 |
33 |
57 |
44 |
8 |
|
|
| Spermicides |
9 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
| Sponge |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Norplant |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Depo-provera |
18 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Other |
64 |
5 |
18 |
27 |
14 |
|
|
| Don't know |
9 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
| sterile/hysterectomy/tubal ligation/vasectomy |
13 |
|
2 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
| Refused |
4 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
| Female |
Total |
317 |
68 |
130 |
89 |
30 |
|
|
| Pills |
137 |
40 |
63 |
28 |
6 |
|
|
| Spermicides |
15 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
| Sponge |
5 |
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
| Norplant |
7 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Depo-provera |
23 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
| Other |
90 |
11 |
34 |
31 |
14 |
|
|
| Don't know |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| sterile/hysterectomy/tubal ligation/vasectomy |
26 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
4 |
|
|
| Refused |
11 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
| Denominator is: All survey respondents less than 50 years old and have had sexual intercourse in the last twelve months and said that they had used a method of birth control? |
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