In 2022, around 65 percent of women in the United States who had sex in the past year reported using at least one method of contraception compared to less than half in 2017. This statistic shows the percentage of sexually active women in the U.S. who reported using, or not using, contraception within the past 12 months in 2017, 2020, and 2022.
Percentage of sexually active women who used contraception within the past 12 months in the United States in 2017, 2020, and 2022
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 3, 2022). Percentage of sexually active women who used contraception within the past 12 months in the United States in 2017, 2020, and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/871868/contraception-use-among-us-women/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of sexually active women who used contraception within the past 12 months in the United States in 2017, 2020, and 2022." Chart. November 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871868/contraception-use-among-us-women/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Percentage of sexually active women who used contraception within the past 12 months in the United States in 2017, 2020, and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871868/contraception-use-among-us-women/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Sexually Active Women Who Used Contraception within The past 12 Months in The United States in 2017, 2020, and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/871868/contraception-use-among-us-women/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of sexually active women who used contraception within the past 12 months in the United States in 2017, 2020, and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/871868/contraception-use-among-us-women/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Percentage of sexually active women who used contraception within the past 12 months in the United States in 2017, 2020, and 2022 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/871868/contraception-use-among-us-women/