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. 2020 Aug 21;69(1):11–18. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su6901a2

FIGURE.

Bar graph shows the prevalence of condom and primary contraceptive use among sexually active high school students in the United States. Data source is the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Prevalence of condom and primary contraceptive use* at last sexual intercourse among sexually active high school students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019

* Condom with highly or moderately effective contraceptive method = students who responded “yes” to any condom use at last sexual intercourse and intrauterine device or implant; shot, patch, or ring; or birth control pills (i.e., highly or moderately effective methods) as primary pregnancy prevention method. Condom only = students who responded “yes” to any condom use at last sexual intercourse and condom or no method as primary pregnancy prevention method. Highly or moderately effective contraceptive method only = students who responded “no” to any condom use at last sexual intercourse and intrauterine device or implant; shot, patch, or ring; or birth control pills (i.e., highly or moderately effective methods) as primary pregnancy prevention method. Withdrawal or other contraceptive method only = students who responded “no” to any condom use at last sexual intercourse and withdrawal or some other method as primary pregnancy prevention method. No condom and no primary contraceptive method = students who responded “no” to any condom use at last sexual intercourse and no method of pregnancy prevention.

Defined as having had sexual intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey (n = 2,698). Students reporting only same-sex sexual contact were excluded from the analytic sample.