In 2022, among women that used contraception in the past year, 61 percent had used it solely to prevent pregnancy. This statistic portrays the percentage of U.S. women who had used contraception within the past 12 months for select reasons as of 2022.
Percentage of U.S. women that used contraception for select reasons as of 2022
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Prevent pregnancy only
61%
Prevent pregnancy and some other reason
24%
Other reason only (e.g., manage a medical condition, prevent an STI)
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 3, 2022). Percentage of U.S. women that used contraception for select reasons as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/871884/reasons-for-contraception-use-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. women that used contraception for select reasons as of 2022." Chart. November 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871884/reasons-for-contraception-use-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Percentage of U.S. women that used contraception for select reasons as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871884/reasons-for-contraception-use-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Women That Used Contraception for Select Reasons as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/871884/reasons-for-contraception-use-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. women that used contraception for select reasons as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/871884/reasons-for-contraception-use-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. women that used contraception for select reasons as of 2022 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/871884/reasons-for-contraception-use-us/
