A survey in 2023 found that six in ten teenagers were especially self-conscious of their periods in the school environment. In addition, a quarter were unable to do schoolwork because of a lack of access to period products.
This statistic shows the percentage of teenagers in the United States who reported select negative impacts of period poverty (the inability to access menstrual hygiene products) and shame on schooling as of 2023.
Percentage of teenage students in the United States who reported select negative impacts of period poverty and shame on schooling as of 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of teenage students
Hide period products when walking out of class to go to the bathroom
88%
Are especially self-conscious of periods in the school environment
63%
Unable to do schoolwork because of period symptoms
60%
Unable to do schoolwork because of a lack of access to period products
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Thinx Inc., & PERIOD. (October 10, 2023). Percentage of teenage students in the United States who reported select negative impacts of period poverty and shame on schooling as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243035/negative-impact-of-period-poverty-on-schooling/
Thinx Inc., und PERIOD. "Percentage of teenage students in the United States who reported select negative impacts of period poverty and shame on schooling as of 2023." Chart. October 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243035/negative-impact-of-period-poverty-on-schooling/
Thinx Inc., PERIOD. (2023). Percentage of teenage students in the United States who reported select negative impacts of period poverty and shame on schooling as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243035/negative-impact-of-period-poverty-on-schooling/
Thinx Inc., and PERIOD. "Percentage of Teenage Students in The United States Who Reported Select Negative Impacts of Period Poverty and Shame on Schooling as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243035/negative-impact-of-period-poverty-on-schooling/
Thinx Inc. & PERIOD, Percentage of teenage students in the United States who reported select negative impacts of period poverty and shame on schooling as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243035/negative-impact-of-period-poverty-on-schooling/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of teenage students in the United States who reported select negative impacts of period poverty and shame on schooling as of 2023 [Graph], Thinx Inc., & PERIOD, October 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243035/negative-impact-of-period-poverty-on-schooling/
