Table 4.
Monthly out-of-pocket expenditures for contraception and willingness to pay for nonprescription access to OCPs
| Amount n |
Weighteda % (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Current monthly out-of-pocket expenditures for contraception, excluding women using IUDs or implants (N=1,126) | ||
| Mean | $15.29 | — |
| Median | $10.00 | — |
| Highest amount willing and able to pay per month for an OTC OCP, among women likely to use OTC access (N=717) | ||
| $0 | 35 | 5.0% (2.9–7.1%) |
| $1–$10 | 201 | 27.2% (22.9–31.6%) |
| $11–$20 | 243 | 33.6% (29.1–38.1%) |
| $21–$30 | 159 | 21.8% (17.8–25.7%) |
| >$30 | 79 | 12.4% (9.0–15.8%) |
| Mean | $20.75 | — |
| Median | $20.00 | — |
| Highest amount willing and able to pay to speak with pharmacist to help her decide if the pill is right for her and answer her questions, among women likely to use over-the-counter or behind-the-counter access to OCPs (N=851) | ||
| $0 | 653 | 75.7% (71.7–79.6%) |
| $1–$10 | 148 | 18.6% (15.0–22.2%) |
| $11–$20 | 36 | 4.6% (2.7–6.6%) |
| $21–$30 | 8 | 0.8% (0.2–1.4%) |
| >$30 | 6 | 0.3% (0.0–0.6%) |
| Mean (among women willing to pay>$0 only) | $10.80 | — |
| Median (among women willing to pay>$0 only) | $10.00 | — |
a
Weighted to reflect the U.S. female non-institutionalized population aged 18–44
CI: Confidence interval
OTC: over-the-counter
OCPs: oral contraceptive pills