Use of the contraceptive pill by women in Belgium 2018, by education level

Published by
Conor Stewart,
May 11, 2021
In Belgium, the lower the education level, the higher the use of the birth control pill by sexually active women, aged 15 to 49 years old, in 2018. For instance, 74 percent of women with a primary education level used such a contraceptive method, whereas, roughly 43 percent of women with higher education used the birth control pill in 2018.

Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used the birth control pill as a contraceptive method in Belgium in 2018, by education level*

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Release date

October 2019

Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

1,149 respondents

Age group

15-49 years

Special properties

Sexually active respondents

Supplementary notes

*This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Quelle(s) méthode(s) de contraception - vous ou votre/vos partenaire(s) - avez-vous utilisée(s) au cours des 12 derniers mois ? " which translates as "What contraceptive method have you or your partner used these last 12 months?"

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Number of respondents varied per educational level as follows:
Primary: 12 respondents
Lower secondary education: 58 respondents
Upper secondary education: 320 respondents
Higher education: 744 respondents

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