In 2022, around one third of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. said they had at some point missed taking birth control on time due to supply problems. The largest share corresponded to Black women, with nearly four in every ten missing taking their birth control on time because they were unable to get their next supply. This statistic illustrates the percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who missed taking their birth control on time due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by race and ethnicity.
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 race and ethnicity
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 race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415147/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-unable-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
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 race and ethnicity." Chart. November 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415147/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-unable-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
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 race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415147/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-unable-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
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 Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415147/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-unable-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
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 race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415147/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-unable-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/ (last visited August 25, 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 race and ethnicity [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415147/percentage-of-contraceptive-users-unable-to-get-birth-control-on-time-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
