TABLE 1.
Percentage of married or cohabiting women aged 18–44 using any contraceptive method, and percentage distribution of users by method—all according to country, National Survey of Family Growth and Generations and Gender Programme, various years, 2004–2010
| Country | N | % using any method | % distribution of users
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| LARC
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Female sterilization† | Male sterilization | Pill | Other hormonal | Condom | Other less effective method | Total | ||||
| IUD | Implant | ||||||||||
| United States | 2,768 | 77.6 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 29.2 | 13.9 | 20.6 | 3.5 | 15.6 | 7.0 | 100.0 |
| Australia | 1,056 | 69.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 16.5 | 21.8 | 31.3 | 1.7 | 18.6 | 3.2 | 100.0 |
| Austria | 1,882 | 71.6 | 21.8 | 1.2 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 35.6 | 2.8 | 18.7 | 4.3 | 100.0 |
| Bulgaria | 2,973 | 66.3 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 25.9 | 42.6 | 100.0 |
| France | 1,567 | 76.1 | 25.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 58.4 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 100.0 |
| Georgia | 1,765 | 48.7 | 23.4 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 0.4 | 18.4 | 0.7 | 14.7 | 31.9 | 100.0 |
| Germany | 1,622 | 66.4 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 60.4 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 100.0 |
| Romania | 1,764 | 73.4 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 29.7 | 0.7 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 100.0 |
| Russia | 1,828 | 70.0 | 32.3 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 15.6 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 21.7 | 100.0 |
†
Includes women in couples in which both partners have been sterilized.
Notes: Survey periods are 2008–2010 for the United States; 2005–2006 for Australia; 2008–2009 for Austria; 2004 for Bulgaria and Russia; 2005 for France, Germany and Romania; and 2006 for Georgia. Percentages may not total 100.0 because of rounding. LARC=long-acting reversible contraceptive.