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Reasons why U.S. women used contraception in 2017

Percentage of sexually active U.S. women that used contraception for select reasons as of 2017

The data displays the percentage of U.S. women who were sexually active and had used contraception within the past 12 months for select reasons as of 2017. According to the data, among women that used contraception in the past year, 59% had used it to prevent pregnancy.

Prevent pregnancy	59
Both prevent pregnancy and manage a medical condition	22
Manage a medical condition	13
Don't know/refused	6

Reasons why U.S. women used contraception in 2017

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