A 2023 survey revealed that nearly a quarter of teenagers who menstruate in the U.S. experienced period poverty - the inability to access menstrual hygiene products - because they couldn't afford them. Furthermore, four in ten teens surveyed have worn products longer than recommended.
This statistic shows the percentage of teens in the United States who struggled to afford feminine hygiene products as of 2023.
Percentage of teenagers in the United States who struggled to afford feminine hygiene products as of 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of teenagers
Struggled to afford period products
23%
Worn period products longer than recommended
40%
Rarely or never find free period products in public bathrooms
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Thinx Inc., & PERIOD. (October 10, 2023). Percentage of teenagers in the United States who struggled to afford feminine hygiene products as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242985/us-period-poverty-teenage-students/
Thinx Inc., und PERIOD. "Percentage of teenagers in the United States who struggled to afford feminine hygiene products as of 2023." Chart. October 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242985/us-period-poverty-teenage-students/
Thinx Inc., PERIOD. (2023). Percentage of teenagers in the United States who struggled to afford feminine hygiene products as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242985/us-period-poverty-teenage-students/
Thinx Inc., and PERIOD. "Percentage of Teenagers in The United States Who Struggled to Afford Feminine Hygiene Products as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242985/us-period-poverty-teenage-students/
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Percentage of teenagers in the United States who struggled to afford feminine hygiene products as of 2023 [Graph], Thinx Inc., & PERIOD, October 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242985/us-period-poverty-teenage-students/
