Contraception Counts: Illinois District 7
The Need for Services
• 79,280 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Illinois's 7th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 38 family planning clinics in Illinois's 7th congressional district. 2 are run by health departments, 9 are run by hospitals, 3 are run by Planned Parenthood, 19 are run by community health centers and 5 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 40,880 women, including 8,680 teenagers.* 3% are served by health departments, 38% are served by hospitals, 35% are served by Planned Parenthood, 13% are served by community health centers and 12% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 9 of the family planning clinics in Illinois's 7th congressional district are supported by Title X. 1 is run by a health department, 5 are run by hospitals, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 1 is run by a community health center and 1 is served by an other type of agency.
• These Title X-supported clinics in Illinois's 7th congressional district serve 16,270 women, including 3,210 teenagers.* 3% are served by health departments, 68% are served by hospitals, 17% are served by Planned Parenthood, 3% are served by community health centers and 10% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 7th 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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