Table 3. Reasons for not using preferred contraceptive method, by state and insurance status (%).
| State | Insurance Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason | Texas | California | Uninsured | Insured | Don’t know |
| Information/availability barriers | 48.1 | 49.6 | 46.2 | 49.5 | 50.9 |
| Parent/partner barriers | 36.0 | 36.6 | 37.0 | 36.1 | 37.7 |
| Financial barriers | 36.9*** | 19.2 | 50.9*** | 18.9 | 27.2* |
| No need | 8.7* | 12.7 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 13.2 |
| Fear of side effects | 8.7 | 12.1 | 5.2* | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| I have an appointment scheduled to get it soon | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 4.4 |
| Other (e.g., it feels better without a condom) | 4.0 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 2.6 |
***p<0.001
*p<0.05
Note. Multiple responses allowed; percentage of 1,452 responses received from 1,002 total participants; responses missing for 43 participants. Univariate logistic regression models with cluster robust standard errors were used to test for differences by state and insurance status. The question was not asked of those who were using a method but wanted to use no method (n = 30).