Table 1.
Percentages of Current Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Users Among Current Contraception Users* by Selected Demographic Characteristics 2009 (n=6,428) and 2012 (n=5,601) and P Values and Percentage Point Change From Simple Logistic Regressions for the Difference in Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Use Between 2009 and 2012
| Demographic Characteristic | 2009 | 2012 | Percentage Point Change, 2009 Compared With 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 8.5 | 11.6 | 3.2† |
| IUD | 7.7 | 10.3 | 2.6‡ |
| Implant | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Race–ethnicity | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 8.3 | 11.4 | 3.1‡ |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 9.2 | 8.6 | −0.6 |
| Other or multiple races, non-Hispanic | 9.2 | 10.6 | 1.3 |
| Hispanic | 8.5 | 15.1 | 6.6† |
| Income as a % of federal poverty level | |||
| Less than 100% | 8.1 | 13.0 | 4.9‡ |
| 100–199% | 9.6 | 13.0 | 3.4 |
| 200–299% | 7.7 | 10.1 | 2.3 |
| 300% or higher | 8.3 | 10.5 | 2.2 |
| Age (y) | |||
| 15–19 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 20.2 |
| 20–24 | 8.3 | 13.7 | 5.4‡ |
| 25–29 | 11.4 | 16.7 | 5.4‡ |
| 30–34 | 10.3 | 16.3 | 6.0 |
| 35–39 | 10.8 | 9.9 | −0.9 |
| 40–44 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.6 |
| Born outside the United States | |||
| No | 8.3 | 10.8 | 2.5 |
| Yes | 9.5 | 17.1 | 7.6‡ |
| Region | |||
| Northeast | NA | 10.1 | NA |
| South | NA | 9.3 | NA |
| Midwest | NA | 10.0 | NA |
| West | NA | 17.3 | NA |
| Relationship status | |||
| Not married or cohabitating | 5.7 | 9.4 | 3.7‡ |
| Married | 10.2 | 12.8 | 2.7 |
| Cohabitating | 10.1 | 13.5 | 3.4 |
| Education | |||
| No high school diploma | 7.3 | 11.0 | 3.7 |
| High school or high school equivalency certificate | 7.9 | 11.7 | 3.8‡ |
| Some college | 9.1 | 12.2 | 3.1 |
| College graduate | 9.2 | 11.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | |||
| Not working full-time | 9.2 | 11.8 | 2.5 |
| Working full-time | 7.6 | 11.5 | 3.9‡ |
| Current insurance coverage | |||
| Private | 7.1 | 11.1 | 4.0† |
| Medicaid | 11.5 | 11.0 | −0.4 |
| Other§ | 8.0 | 14.0 | 5.9 |
| None | 10.6 | 13.1 | 2.4 |
| Religious affiliation | |||
| No religion | 9.4 | 10.4 | 1.0 |
| Catholic | 7.6 | 11.2 | 3.6 |
| Protestant | 7.6 | 11.7 | 4.1‡ |
| Other religions | 16.1 | 16.2 | 0.1 |
| No. of male sexual partners in previous year | |||
| Fewer than 2 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 3.3† |
| 2 or more | 5.5 | 8.2 | 2.8 |
| Ever experienced unwanted pregnancy | |||
| No | 8.6 | 11.1 | 2.5‡ |
| Yes | 8.0 | 13.4 | 5.4‡ |
| Total no. of live births | |||
| 0 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 3.8† |
| 1–2 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 or more | 6.3 | 10.9 | 4.6‡ |
| No. of additional births expected | |||
| 0 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 2.4 |
| 1–2 | 10.2 | 14.8 | 4.7‡ |
| 3 or more | 1.7 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| Ever stopped using non-LARC hormonal method as a result of dissatisfaction? | |||
| No | 6.7 | 8.6 | 1.8 |
| Yes | 11.4 | 16.8 | 5.3‡ |
IUD, intrauterine device; NA, not available; LARC, long-acting reversible contraception.
Data are % unless otherwise specified.
Population includes all female respondents who reported current contraceptive method use, weighted to reflect the U.S. female civilian population of the United States.
Significant difference at P<.01.
Possible significant difference at P<.05, needs further study.
Other types of insurance include Medicare, military health care, or other forms of government health care (not including Indian Health Service).