A survey from 2022 found that around 10 percent of U.S. men who did not currently use emergency contraceptives such as Plan B considered using them in the past month to prevent pregnancy. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022, by gender.
Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
Emergency contraceptive (e.g., Plan B, spermicide)
Original question: "Which of the following contraception methods that you do not currently personally use have you considered using (e.g., researched, purchased to use in the future) to prevent pregnancy in the last 1 month? Please select all that apply."
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Time. (July 26, 2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419006/contraceptive-methods-considered-us-adults-by-gender/
Time. "Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022, by gender." Chart. July 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419006/contraceptive-methods-considered-us-adults-by-gender/
Time. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419006/contraceptive-methods-considered-us-adults-by-gender/
Time. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Considered Using Select Contraceptive Methods to Prevent Pregnancy in The Last Month as of 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419006/contraceptive-methods-considered-us-adults-by-gender/
Time, Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419006/contraceptive-methods-considered-us-adults-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022, by gender [Graph], Time, July 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419006/contraceptive-methods-considered-us-adults-by-gender/
