PIP: Reports results of an informal, nonrepresentative survey of family planning clinic personnel who attended 1 of 18 family planning update conferences held in the US in 1977 and 1978. Of the 915 women of reproductive age in the survey, about 90% were currently using a contraceptive method, with little difference in levels of use between those over and those under 30. This compares to 77% current users in the National Survey of Family Growth, which also found more use among older than younger women. Combined use of pill, IUD, diaphragm and sterilization was similar in the 2 surveys. However, use of individual methods varied widely. Family planning clinic workers were about 1/2 as likely to use the pill as in the National Survey. Nearly twice as many family planning clinic workers used the IUD and use of the diaphragm was considerably higher (17 compared to 4%). Proportions of women sterilized and those using the condom and various spermicides were similar in the surveys. However, use of rhythm and withdrawal was much higher in the National Survey than among clinic workers.