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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2021 Feb 16;103(5):328–335. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2021.02.006

Table 2.

Reasons reported for not using preferred method, N=344

Reported Reason* N Weighted %

I can’t afford it 27 12.5
My partner doesn’t want me to use it 17 7.1
I’m not currently sexually active 19 6.8
I have an appointment scheduled 16 6.6
My doctor advised against it 14 6.4
It’s too much hassle to get it (no transportation or childcare, hard to take time off work) 13 5.1
I’m trying to get pregnant 5 3.1
I don’t know where I can get it 7 2.9
My insurance doesn’t cover it 5 1.3
My doctor/clinic doesn’t offer it 3 1.1
I’m not sure 53 18.4
Other 87 39.0
Missing 78
*

Respondents were asked to choose one main reason