A survey from 2022 found that around 10 percent of U.S. adults 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.
Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
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 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419011/contraceptive-methods-us-adults-considered-using/
Time. "Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022." Chart. July 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419011/contraceptive-methods-us-adults-considered-using/
Time. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419011/contraceptive-methods-us-adults-considered-using/
Time. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Considered Using Select Contraceptive Methods to Prevent Pregnancy in The Last Month as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419011/contraceptive-methods-us-adults-considered-using/
Time, Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419011/contraceptive-methods-us-adults-considered-using/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022 [Graph], Time, July 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419011/contraceptive-methods-us-adults-considered-using/
