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 Female resident population aged between 15 and 55 years old who used a contraceptive method in the 30 days preceding the interview (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Female resident population aged between 15 and 55 years old who used a contraceptive method in the 30 days preceding the interview (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2013), Age group and Main method of contraception used; Quinquennial
Regularity Quinquennial
Source Statistics Portugal, National health survey (series 2014)
First available period 2014
Last available period 2019
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2013)
  • Age group (decennial)
  • Main method of contraception used
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • CONTRACEPTION:  Use of means to prevent pregnancy through sexual relations.
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  Set of persons who, regardless of being present or absent in a given housing unit at the moment of observation, have lived in the place of their usual residence for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, or have arrived to the place of their usual residence during the period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, with the purpose of living there for a year, at least.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 01/07/2020


information presented in 6/11/2025