Contraceptive methods considered by US adults by gender 2022

A survey from 2022 found that around 10 percent of U.S. men who did not currently use emergency contraceptives such as Plan B considered using them in the past month to prevent pregnancy. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022, by gender.

Percentage of U.S. adults who considered using select contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy in the last month as of 2022, by gender

Characteristic	Men	Women
Emergency contraceptive (e.g., Plan B, spermicide)	10%	9%
Permanent contraception (e.g., vasectomy, hysterectomy)	12%	7%
Contraceptive implant (e.g., arm implant, IUD)	11%	8%
Wearable contraceptive device (e.g., condom, diaphragm)	9%	10%
Oral birth control ("the pill")	7%	11%
Other	2%	2%
N/A - I have not used any contraception methods in the last month	59%	64%
Prefer not to say	5%	3%

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 15, 2022 to July 18, 2022

Number of respondents

1,455 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which of the following contraception methods that you do not currently personally use have you considered using (e.g., researched, purchased to use in the future) to prevent pregnancy in the last 1 month? Please select all that apply."

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