This statistic presents the percentage of sexually active 9th and 10th grade students in Canada that reported using select methods of contraception the last time they had sex in 2018, by gender. According to the data, 66 percent of boys and 61 percent of girls used condoms at their last sexual intercourse.
Percentage of sexually active Canadian students in grades 9 and 10 reporting using select contraceptive measures the last time they had sex in 2018, by gender
Students from 287 Canadian schools, grades 9 and 10 only
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Adapted from Statistics Canada, The Health of Canadian Youth: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study, page 123, 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Health Canada. (June 23, 2020). Percentage of sexually active Canadian students in grades 9 and 10 reporting using select contraceptive measures the last time they had sex in 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/788885/contraceptive-methods-among-canadian-students-by-gender/
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