In 2022, roughly a third of women of reproductive age in the U.S. that ever used hormonal contraception said they had missed taking their birth control on time at some point because they were unable to get their next supply. This statistic illustrates the percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who had missed taking their birth control due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by age.
Percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who had missed taking their birth control on time due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by age
Among females who reported ever using oral contraception, patch, ring, or Depo.
Method of interview
Telephone interviews and online survey
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Even if you are not currently using birth control, have you ever missed taking your birth control on time because you weren't able to get your next supply of pills, patch, ring, or Depo shot on time, or not?"
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 3, 2022). Percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who had missed taking their birth control on time due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415058/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-not-able-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who had missed taking their birth control on time due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by age." Chart. November 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415058/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-not-able-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who had missed taking their birth control on time due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415058/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-not-able-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Contraceptive-using Women in The U.S. Who Had Missed Taking Their Birth Control on Time Due to a Lack of Supply as of 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415058/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-not-able-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who had missed taking their birth control on time due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415058/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-not-able-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-age/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who had missed taking their birth control on time due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by age [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415058/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-not-able-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-age/
