Table 1.

Percentage of current contraceptors who are currently using long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), including intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, by selected demographic characteristics, 2002, 2007 and 2009; and p-values from t-tests of the difference between 2007 and 2009

Characteristic	2002	2007	2009	p-value '07 vs '09
All	2.4	3.7	8.5	<.001
IUD	2.0	3.5	7.7	<.001
Implant	0.4	0.1	0.8	.003
Age
15–19	0.3	1.5	4.5	.08
15–17	0.6	0.8	0.6	.75
18–19	0.0	1.9	6.6	.007
20–24	1.9	4.2	8.3	.02
25–29	4.8	5.5	11.4	.004
30–34	3.8	4.4	10.3	.003
35–39	1.7	3.0	10.8	<.001
40–44	1.4	2.7	4.0	.35
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white, single race	1.6	3.4	8.3	<.001
Non-Hispanic black, single race	1.5	2.3	9.2	<.001
Non-Hispanic other or multiple race	2.9	4.2	9.2	.08
Hispanic	7.1	5.5	8.5	.02
Born outside the U.S.
No	1.6	3.1	8.3	<.001
Yes	7.5	6.9	9.5	.20
Relationship status
Not married or cohabiting	1.4	1.9	5.7	.001
Married	3.1	5.1	10.2	<.001
Cohabiting	2.5	2.2	10.2	<.001
Education
Not high school graduate	3.3	1.3	7.3	<.001
High school graduate or GED	2.5	4.5	7.9	.02
Some college	2.2	3.9	9.1	.001
College graduate	2.1	4.0	9.2	.002
Employment
Not working full-time	2.4	4.0	9.2	<.001
Working full-time	2.5	3.3	7.6	<.001
Income as a percent of poverty
<100%	4.7	3.4	8.1	.003
100–199%	3.0	4.1	9.6	.001
200–299%	1.9	4.1	7.7	.01
≥300%	1.5	3.3	8.3	<.001
Current insurance coverage
Private	1.9	3.1	7.1	<.001
Medicaid	3.8	4.6	11.5	.002
Other	1.0	5.5	8.1	.49
None	4.5	4.7	10.6	.001
Religious affiliation
None	2.8	5.6	9.4	.09
Catholic	3.3	3.6	7.6	.005
Protestant	1.9	2.5	7.6	<.001
Other	2.2	6.1	16.1	.02
Number of live births
0	0.6	0.7	2.1	.03
1–2	3.4	6.0	15.0	<.001
3 or more	3.0	3.4	6.3	.02
Visited clinic in past 12 months for family planning services?
No	1.6	2.2	6.1	<.001
Yes	4.4	7.1	13.8	.002
Unweighted N	4619	3443	3861