Contraceptive Use
Data are for the U.S.
- Percent of women aged 15-44 currently using the pill: 16.0%
- Percent of women aged 15-44 currently using long-acting reversible contraception (Intrauterine device or contraceptive implant) 7.2%
- Percent of women aged 15-44 currently using female sterilization: 15.5%
- Percent of women aged 15-44 currently using male sterilization: 5.1%
More data
- Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth
- Current Contraceptive Status Among Women Aged 15-44: United States, 2011-2013
- Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing of Teenagers Aged 15–19 in the United States
- Trends in Long-acting Reversible Contraception Use Among U.S. Women Aged 15–44
- Contraceptive Methods Women Have Ever Used: United States, 1982–2010 [PDF - 251 KB]
- Teenagers in the United States: Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing, 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth [PDF - 723 KB]
- Use of Emergency Contraception Among Women Aged 15–44: United States, 2006–2010
- Page last reviewed: July 15, 2016
- Page last updated: July 15, 2016
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