In 2019, in the United States over 54 percent of sexually active students in ninth through twelfth grade reported using a condom during their last sexual intercourse, whereas 9.1 percent of students used condoms plus another type of contraception. This statistic depicts the percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by method used.
Percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by method used
Characteristic
Percentage of students
Any condom use**
54.3%
Condom (as primary prevention method)
43.9%
Birth control pills
23.3%
No method
10.7%
Withdrawal or other method
10.1%
Condoms and IUD, implant, shot, patch, ring, or birth control pills
Grade 9-12 students with sexual contact in 3 months prior to survey*
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
* Except for any condom use at last sexual intercourse, students
reporting only same-sex sexual contact use were excluded.
** Any condom use at last sexual intercourse was measured by a separate item from condoms as the primary method used for preventing pregnancy.
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MMWR, & CDC. (August 21, 2021). Percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by method used [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269065/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-method/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by method used." Chart. August 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269065/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-method/
MMWR, CDC. (2021). Percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by method used. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269065/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-method/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of High School Students Using Contraceptives during Last Sexual Intercourse in The U.S. in 2019, by Method Used." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269065/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-method/
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Percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by method used [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, August 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269065/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-method/
