The data displays the percentage of U.S. teenagers that used some contraception method during their last sexual intercourse from 1988 to 2015, by gender. According to the data, in 1988, 80% of female respondents indicated that they used some form of contraception at their most recent sexual encounter. Comparatively, between 2011 and 2015, 90% of female respondents indicated that they used contraception at their last sexual encounter.
1988 | 80 | 84 |
1995 | 71 | 82 |
2002 | 83 | 91 |
2006-2010 | 86 | 93 |
2011-2015 | 90 | 95 |