This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. women who said they had heard of and/or used emergency contraception within the past year as of 2017, by age. According to the data, among those aged 18 to 24 years, 92 percent had heard of emergency contraception and 14 percent had taken or bought emergency contraception.
Percentage of U.S. women that had heard of or used emergency contraception pills as of 2017, by age
Characteristic
18-24 years
25-34 years
35-44 years
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (March 13, 2018). Percentage of U.S. women that had heard of or used emergency contraception pills as of 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/872202/awareness-and-use-of-emergency-contraception-pills-us-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. women that had heard of or used emergency contraception pills as of 2017, by age." Chart. March 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872202/awareness-and-use-of-emergency-contraception-pills-us-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2018). Percentage of U.S. women that had heard of or used emergency contraception pills as of 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872202/awareness-and-use-of-emergency-contraception-pills-us-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Women That Had Heard of or Used Emergency Contraception Pills as of 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872202/awareness-and-use-of-emergency-contraception-pills-us-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. women that had heard of or used emergency contraception pills as of 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872202/awareness-and-use-of-emergency-contraception-pills-us-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. women that had heard of or used emergency contraception pills as of 2017, by age [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, March 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/872202/awareness-and-use-of-emergency-contraception-pills-us-age/