Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 

Contraception Counts: California District 31


The Need for Services

• 84,140 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in California's 31th congressional district.

Meeting the Need

• There are 15 family planning clinics in California's 31th congressional district. 1 is run by a health department, 1 is run by a hospital, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 4 are run by community health centers and 8 are run by other types of agencies.

• Together, these clinics serve 16,380 women, including 1,790 teenagers.* 21% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 38% are served by Planned Parenthood, 4% are served by community health centers and 36% are served by other types of agencies.

The Key Role of Title X

• 4 of the family planning clinics in California's 31th congressional district are supported by Title X. 1 is run by a health department, 0 are run by hospitals, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 2 are served by other types of agencies.

• These Title X-supported clinics in California's 31th congressional district serve 12,300 women, including 1,130 teenagers.* 28% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 51% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 21% are served by other types of agencies.


* These women may or may not live in 31th congressional district.

Credits

This Facts in Brief was made possible by support from the Open Society Institute and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Definitions and Data Sources

References for information contained in this fact sheet are available at www.guttmacher.org.