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Fertility planning status: united states, 1965.

N B Ryder¹, C F Westoff

¹Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin, 53706, Madison, Wisconsin.

|February 1, 2011

Summary

Fertility planning failures, including unintended pregnancies, are common among married women. Factors like race, religion, and education influence the likelihood of these failures, suggesting potential areas for reproductive health interventions.

Area of Science:

Sociology
Demography
Public Health

Background:

Understanding fertility planning is crucial for reproductive health and family planning services.
Previous studies have highlighted the complexities of pregnancy intentions and outcomes.
Assessing the reliability of self-reported data on fertility planning is an ongoing challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To classify fertility planning status using a national sample of married women.
To analyze the incidence of "number failure" and "timing failure" in pregnancies.
To examine demographic and socioeconomic correlates of fertility planning failures.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from a national sample of 4810 married women.
Categorized fertility planning status into five classes: never-pregnant, number failure, timing failure, timing success, and neither.

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Analyzed failure rates based on pregnancy intentions (wanting more children vs. no more children).

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Among women intending no more children, 32% experienced "number failure" and 62% experienced "timing failure".
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Conclusions:

Fertility planning failures are prevalent and influenced by socioeconomic and demographic factors.
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