This statistic shows the results of a survey among American female teenagers conducted from 2015 to 2017 on their choice of contraception during their sexual intercourse. Some 97 percent of females surveyed stated that they had used a condom during sexual encounter to protect themselves.
Contraception method ever used by female teenagers during any sexual encounter in the United States from 2015 to 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Condom
97%
Withdrawal
65%
Pill
53%
LARC
20%
Emergency contraception
19%
Depo-Provera
19%
Implant
15%
Fertility awareness
11%
Patch
1%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents97%97%65%65%53%53%20%20%19%19%19%19%15%15%11%11%1%1%CondomWithdrawalPillLARCEmergency contraceptionDepo-ProveraImplantFertility awarenessPatch
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