Contraception Counts: Washington District 5
The Need for Services
• 48,450 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Washington's 5th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 26 family planning clinics in Washington's 5th congressional district. 3 are run by health departments, 3 are run by hospitals, 5 are run by Planned Parenthood, 11 are run by community health centers and 4 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 20,220 women, including 7,300 teenagers.* 4% are served by health departments, 1% are served by hospitals, 79% are served by Planned Parenthood, 7% are served by community health centers and 8% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 11 of the family planning clinics in Washington's 5th congressional district are supported by Title X. 3 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 5 are run by Planned Parenthood, 2 are run by community health centers and 1 is served by an other type of agency.
• These Title X-supported clinics in Washington's 5th congressional district serve 18,250 women, including 6,780 teenagers.* 5% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 87% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 8% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 5th 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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