This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. women aged 15-44 who have ever used the selected contraceptive methods in the period 2006-2010, sorted by their religious affiliation. In that period, 99.1 percent of the responding U.S. women of all religions have used any contraceptive method.
Percentage of sexually experienced U.S. women aged 15-44 who have ever used the selected contraceptive methods in 2006-2010, by religion
Religious affiliation
Any method
And highly effective, reversible method
Pill
Other hormonal method
IUD
Condom
Any periodic abstinence
None
99.4%
87.3%
81.7%
36.4%
8.9%
95.1%
17.9%
Catholic
98.6%
84.3%
76.4%
33.2%
8.2%
88.5%
22.2%
Baptist and fundamentalist Protestant denominations*
* Includes Baptist, Southern Baptist, and other Fundamentalist Protestant denominations.
** Includes Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and other mainline Protestant denominations.
*** Includes women of other religious affiliations, not shown separately.
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CDC. (February 14, 2013). Percentage of sexually experienced U.S. women aged 15-44 who have ever used the selected contraceptive methods in 2006-2010, by religion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253175/us-women-who-have-ever-used-a-contraceptive-method-by-religion/
CDC. "Percentage of sexually experienced U.S. women aged 15-44 who have ever used the selected contraceptive methods in 2006-2010, by religion." Chart. February 14, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253175/us-women-who-have-ever-used-a-contraceptive-method-by-religion/
CDC. (2013). Percentage of sexually experienced U.S. women aged 15-44 who have ever used the selected contraceptive methods in 2006-2010, by religion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253175/us-women-who-have-ever-used-a-contraceptive-method-by-religion/
CDC. "Percentage of Sexually Experienced U.S. Women Aged 15-44 Who Have Ever Used The Selected Contraceptive Methods in 2006-2010, by Religion." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253175/us-women-who-have-ever-used-a-contraceptive-method-by-religion/
CDC, Percentage of sexually experienced U.S. women aged 15-44 who have ever used the selected contraceptive methods in 2006-2010, by religion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253175/us-women-who-have-ever-used-a-contraceptive-method-by-religion/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of sexually experienced U.S. women aged 15-44 who have ever used the selected contraceptive methods in 2006-2010, by religion [Graph], CDC, February 14, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253175/us-women-who-have-ever-used-a-contraceptive-method-by-religion/
