... whenyouanswer,includeanypartnersthatyoumayhavealreadytoldyourintervieweraboutandanythatyoudidnotwanttotalkwiththeinterviewerabout.’’Theself-administeredversionsofthe‘‘numberofpartners’’dataappearintables28,30,and32.Numberofpregnanciesandnumberoflivebirths—ThePREGNUMrecode(usedintable3)specifiesthetotalnumberofpregnancies,includingacurrentpregnancy,reportedbythewoman.ThePARITYrecode(usedasthedependentvariableintable4and5)givesthetotalnumberofbabiesborn,accountingformultiplebirths,fromallpregnanciesreportedbythewomanintheinterviewer-administeredportionofthesurvey.Intheself-administered(AudioCASI)partoftheinterview,womenwereaskedagainaboutpregnanciesendinginabortion.Takingoneofseveralpossibleapproaches,afewrecodesweredefinedtocombinePage110[Series23,No.19MethodsInterviews ... on the planningand operation of the survey are given ina separate report (12).For Cycle 5 of the NSFG, a national probability sample of 14,000women 15–44 years of age was selectedfrom among ... years of age at time of interview.4GED is general equivalency diploma.NOTE: Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding.Series 23, No. 19 [ Page 95Table 86. Number of women 15–44 years of age...