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U.S. students who used a birth control pill in 2017, by gender and ethnicity

Percentage of high school students who used a birth control pill before the last sexual intercourse in 2017, by gender and ethnicity

The data displays the share of American high school students in grades 9 to 12 who stated they have been using a birth control pill during the last sexual intercourse as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity. About 29.6% of female student respondents with a white, non-Hispanic background stated they used a birth control pill to prevent pregnancy during the last sexual intercourse.

Female	22.4	29.6	11.2	12
Male	19	24.5	15.1	12.1
Total	20.7	27.1	13.2	12.1

U.S. students who used a birth control pill in 2017, by gender and ethnicity

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