Table 4.

Measures of satisfaction with initial method as assessed at 24 months, by cohort and method discontinuation status

	Totala			Continuing users			Discontinuers
Measure	Pref-SARC N=456	Rand-SARC N=184	Rand-LARC N=168	Pref-SARC N=187	Rand-SARC N=46	Rand-LARC N=109	Pref-SARC N=269	Rand-SARC N=138	Rand-LARC N=59
Level of happiness with method (% distribution)d
Happy	77.6	75.0	71.4	90.3	89.6	92.7	68.2	69.9	32.2
Neutral	11.4	13.0	8.9	2.5	6.2	3.7	18.0	15.4	18.6
Unhappy	11.0	12.0	19.6	7.2	4.2	3.7	13.8	14.7	49.2
Would use method again in future (%)b,c,d	86.2	78.7	72.6	98.5	97.9	89.0	77.0	71.9	42.4
Recommended that a friend/relative try the method (%)d,e	79.8	79.3	80.6	89.8	88.4	92.5	72.2	76.2	58.6

^aMissing data on satisfaction variables: Pref-SARC (n=65), Rand-SARC (n=11), Rand-LARC (n=9).

^bp<.05 for “Total” column comparisons.

^cp<.05 for “Continuing users” column comparisons.

^dp<.05 for “Discontinuing users” column comparisons.

^eAmong those who discussed the topic with a friend or relative (n=402, Pref-SARC; n=169, Rand-SARC; n=165, Rand-LARC).