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United States National Survey of Family Growth 1988

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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 
01/1988 - 08/1988
Series or system 
United States National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

Based on a nationally representative sample of 8,450 women 15-44 years of age, the 1988 National Survey of Family Growth produced estimates concerning: factors affecting pregnancy (including sexual activity, contraceptive use, and infertility); the medical care associated with contraception, infertility, and childbirth; marriage, divorce, cohabitation; adoption and care of non-biological children; men's and women's attitudes about sex, childbearing, and marriage.

The 1988 NSFG was the fourth cycle of the survey. Interviews were conducted in person by female interviewers.

Keywords 
Abortion, Alcohol use, Antenatal care, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Breastfeeding, Child health care, Child mortality, Children, Chlamydia, Clinical breast exams, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptives, Diabetes, Education, Employment, Endometriosis, Ethnicity, Family planning, Female infertility, Gonococcal infections, Health education, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health status, Hypertension, Illicit drug use, Income, Infant mortality, Interventions, Live births, Male infertility, Marital status, Marriage age, Maternal age, Maternal health, Medical tests, Menstruation, Occupations, Pap smears, Parents, Periodontal diseases, Personal health expenditures, Place of delivery, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Public social assistance, Race, Religion, Reproductive health, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Sickle cell disorders, Stillbirths, Tobacco smoking, Abortive outcome, Sexual violence
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 19, 2022