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When you got pregnant with your new baby, what were you or your husband or partner doing to keep from getting pregnant?
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Percent |
| (a) |
Tubes tied or closed (female sterilization) |
1.4% |
| Vasectomy (male sterilization) |
.0% |
| Pills |
31.8% |
| Condoms |
48.9% |
| Shot once a month (Lunelle) |
.6% |
| Shot once every 3 months (Depo-Provera) |
4.5% |
| Contraceptive patch (OrthoEvra) |
6.1% |
| Diaphragm, cervical cp, or sponge |
2.0% |
| Cervical ring (NuvaRing or others) |
.1% |
| IUD (including Mirena) |
1.0% |
| Rhythm method or natural family planning |
16.5% |
| Withdrawal (pulling out) |
27.1% |
| Not having sex (abstinence) |
4.1% |
| Other |
4.1% |
| a (n = 466) |
- All results are weighted.
- These results are for surveys that were mailed to mothers from April 2004 through March 2005. Child's dates of birth were from 1/1/2004 through 12/31/2004.
- The number of respondents (n) is the number of women who chose the responses above.
- Percents may not add to 100.0 due to rounding.
*2004 Data collected under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol.Return to Question Page
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