Contraception Counts: California District 8
The Need for Services
• 32,570 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in California's 8th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 29 family planning clinics in California's 8th congressional district. 12 are run by health departments, 3 are run by hospitals, 4 are run by Planned Parenthood, 5 are run by community health centers and 5 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 31,020 women, including 4,860 teenagers.* 34% are served by health departments, 14% are served by hospitals, 29% are served by Planned Parenthood, 10% are served by community health centers and 12% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 11 of the family planning clinics in California's 8th congressional district are supported by Title X. 9 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 1 is served by an other type of agency.
• These Title X-supported clinics in California's 8th congressional district serve 19,690 women, including 3,660 teenagers.* 52% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 38% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 10% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 8th 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.
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