TABLE 1—
Percentage Distribution of Respondents by Receipt of Services and Demographic Characteristics: United States, 2021
| Characteristics | Among Full Sample (n = 6211), % (95% CI) | Among Those Who Received a Contraceptive Service (n = 2079), % (95% CI) |
| Receipt of services | ||
| Received any contraceptive service in the 6 mo before the survey | 34 (32, 35) | 100 |
| Type of provider for most recent contraceptive service | ||
| In-person | 17 (15, 18) | 50 (47, 52) |
| Telehealth | 6 (5, 6) | 17 (15, 19) |
| With provider | 3 (2, 3) | 8 (6, 9) |
| Online platform | 3 (3, 4) | 9 (8, 11) |
| Pharmacy | 11 (10, 12) | 33 (31, 36) |
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age, y | ||
| 18–27 | 16 (15, 18) | 27 (25, 30) |
| 28–38 | 35 (33, 36) | 38 (35, 40) |
| 39–49 | 49 (48, 51) | 35 (33, 38) |
| Household incomea | ||
| < 200% of the federal poverty level | 43 (42, 45) | 46 (43, 48) |
| ≥ 200% of the federal poverty level | 57 (55, 58) | 54 (52, 57) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 55 (54, 57) | 50 (47, 53) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 14 (13, 15) | 17 (15, 18) |
| Hispanic | 21 (19, 22) | 24 (21, 26) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 5 (5, 6) | 5 (4, 6) |
| Non-Hispanic other/multiple races | 5 (4, 6) | 5 (4, 6) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/living with partner | 62 (61, 64) | 55 (52, 57) |
| Other | 38 (36, 39) | 45 (43, 48) |
| Education | ||
| High school or less | 28 (27, 30) | 27 (25, 30) |
| Some college | 29 (28, 31) | 28 (26, 31) |
| College graduate or above | 43 (41, 44) | 45 (42, 47) |
| Sexual orientationb | ||
| Straight | 85 (84, 86) | 82 (80, 84) |
| LGB+ | 15 (14, 16) | 18 (16, 20) |
| Genderc | ||
| Cisgender | 98 (98, 99) | 97 (95, 98) |
| Transgender/nonbinary/other | 2 (1, 2) | 3 (2, 5) |
| Health insurance status in the 6 mo before the survey | ||
| Insured | 80 (79, 81) | 74 (72, 76) |
| Uninsured | 20 (19, 21) | 26 (24, 28) |
| Metropolitan statistical area status | ||
| Nonmetro | 14 (13, 15) | 11 (9, 12) |
| Metro | 86 (85, 87) | 89 (88, 91) |
| Internet access quality | ||
| Excellent | 76 (75, 77) | 76 (73, 78) |
| Good/average/poor | 24 (23, 25) | 24 (22, 27) |
| Had penile‒vaginal sex in the 6 mo before the survey | ||
| No | 9 (8, 10) | 3 (2, 3) |
| Yes | 91 (90, 92) | 97 (97, 98) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; LGB+ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, and others (includes all responses other than straight).
aFederal poverty level according to US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.29
bRespondents were asked to report their sexual orientation with 1 or more of the following responses: straight, lesbian or gay, bisexual or pansexual, and other. We combined all responses other than straight into a single “LGB+” category.
cRespondents were asked to report their gender identity with 1 or more of the following responses: woman, man, nonbinary, transgender, and other. Those who solely answered “woman” were coded as cisgender, while all others were coded as transgender/nonbinary/other for analysis.