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United States National Survey of Family Growth 1976

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General Info
Provider 
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Geography 
United States of America (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1976 - 08/1976
Series or system 
United States National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The 1976 National Survey of Family Growth was based on a multistage probability sample of 8,611 women 15-44 years of age living in the coterminous United States  who were either married, previously married, or who were never married but had offspring presently living in the household. The 1976 NFGS produces estimates concerning: factors affecting pregnancy (including sexual activity, contraceptive use, and infertility); the medical care associated with contraception, infertility, and childbirth; marriage and divorce; adoption and care of non-biological children; attitudes about sex, childbearing, and marriage.

The 1976 NSFG was the second cycle of the survey. Interviews were conducted in person by female interviewers.

Keywords 
Abortion, Antenatal care, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Breastfeeding, Child mortality, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptives, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Family planning, Female infertility, Fertility, Health education, Health insurance, Hysterectomy, IUDs, Income, Infant mortality, International migration, Live births, Marriage age, Maternal age, Maternal health, Menstruation, Occupations, Pap smears, Personal health expenditures, Physical examinations, Pregnancy, Public social assistance, Race, Religion, Reproductive health, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Stillbirths, Traditional birth control, Abortive outcome, Sexual violence
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 19, 2022