Table 4. Use of menstrual products by age, gender identity, trans identification, country of birth, completed education and financial constraints (last 12 months) (N = 22,823).
| Tampons | Single-use pads | Reusable pads | Panty liners | Menstrual cup | Menstrual panties | Menstrual sponges | >1 regular panties | Nappies | Toilet paper | Free bleeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Age | |||||||||||
| 18–25 | 2217 (42.9)‡ | 3436 (66.59)‡ | 503 (9.7)‡ | 2540 (49.2)‡ | 2429 (47.0)‡ | 201 (3.9)‡ | 16 (0.3)* | 85 (1.6) | 26 (0.5)* | 312 (6.0)‡ | 145 (2.8)‡ |
| 26–35 | 2931 (38.4) | 3955 (51.8) | 1462 (19.1) | 3452 (45.2) | 4343 (56.8) | 866 (11.3) | 57 (0.7) | 91 (1.2) | 31 (0.4) | 522 (6.8) | 372 (4.9) |
| 36–45 | 3025 (44.0) | 4254 (61.8) | 1112 (16.2) | 3595 (52.3) | 3136 (45.6) | 734 (10.7) | 60 (0.9) | 97 (1.4) | 27 (0.4) | 297 (4.3) | 426 (3.6) |
| 46–55 | 1024 (53.6) | 1443 (75.5) | 160 (8.4) | 1147 (60.1) | 544 (28.5) | 79 (4.1) | 17 (0.9) | 21 (1.1) | 19 (1.0) | 85 (4.5) | 34 (1.8) |
| Gender | |||||||||||
| Woman | 8983 (43.0)‡ | 12678 (60.6) | 3109 (14.9)* | 10485 (50.1)‡ | 10156 (48.6)* | 1816 (8.7) | 142 (0.7) | 275 (1.3)* | 93 (0.4)‡ | 1162 (5.6)* | 735 (3.5)‡ |
| Non-binary/Other | 214 (31.4) | 410 (60.2) | 128 (18.8) | 249 (36.6) | 296 (43.5) | 64 (9.4) | 8 (1.2) | 19 (2.8) | 10 (1.5) | 54 (7.9) | 62 (9.1) |
| Trans | |||||||||||
| Yes | 40 (23.1)‡ | 113 (65.3) | 29 (16.8) | 69 (39.9)‡ | 63 (36.4)‡ | 12 (6.9) | 4 (2.3)‡ | 5 (2.9)‡ | 3 (1.7)* | 20 (11.6)* | 14 (8.1)‡ |
| I don’t know | 43 (30.1) | 84 (58.7) | 21 (14.7) | 49 (34.3) | 55 (38.5) | 13 (9.1) | 4 (2.8) | 7 (4.9) | 2 (1.4) | 8 (5.6) | 14 (9.8) |
| No | 9114 (42.8) | 12891(60.6) | 3187 (15.0) | 10616 (49.9) | 10334 (48.6) | 1855 (8.7) | 142 (0.7) | 282 (1.3) | 98 (0.5) | 1188 (5.6) | 769 (3.6) |
| Place of birth | |||||||||||
| Spain | 8503 (42.9)‡ | 11988 (60.5)* | 2993 (15.1) | 10020 (50.5)‡ | 9658 (48.7)* | 1738 (8.8) | 143 (0.7) | 271 (1.4) | 96 (0.5) | 1099 (5.5)* | 726 (3.7) |
| Latinamerica | 270 (34.3) | 482 (61.2) | 105 (13.3) | 278 (35.3) | 374 (47.5) | 61 (7.8) | 3 (0.4) | 8 (1.0) | 4 (0.5) | 62 (7.9) | 30 (3.8) |
| Europe | 203 (42.6) | 285 (59.9) | 78 (16.4) | 192 (40.3) | 220 (46.2) | 46 (9.7) | 4 (0.8) | 9 (1.9) | 2 (0.4) | 32 (6.7) | 19 (4.0) |
| Other | 46 (38.7) | 93 (78.2) | 10 (8.4) | 50 (42.0) | 36 (30.3) | 8 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (5.0) | 7 (5.9) |
| Completed education | |||||||||||
| Primary education | 97 (42.9)* | 167 (73.9)‡ | 15 (6.6)‡ | 98 (43.4) | 54 (23.9)‡ | 6 (2.7)‡ | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (2.2)‡ | 14 (6.2) | 5 (2.2) |
| Secondary education | 2784 (44.1) | 4176 (66.1) | 707 (11.2) | 3109 (49.2) | 2670 (42.3) | 321 (5.1) | 35 (0.6) | 97 (1.5) | 39 (0.6) | 390 (6.2) | 219 (3.5) |
| University education | 6306 (42.0) | 8734 (58.1) | 2511 (16.7) | 7519 (50.0) | 7721 (51.4) | 1552 (10.3) | 114 (0.8) | 194 (1.3) | 59 (0.4) | 810 (5.4) | 570 (3.8) |
| Financial problems (<12 months) | |||||||||||
| Always/Many times | 928 (36.4)‡ | 1534 (60.2) | 451 (17.7)‡ | 1033 (40.5)‡ | 1218(47.8) | 200 (7.8)* | 24 (0.9)* | 52 (2.0)* | 23 (0.9)* | 222 (8.7)‡ | 170 (6.7)‡ |
| Some/A few times | 2709 (40.7) | 4028 (60.5) | 1049 (15.8) | 3100 (46.6) | 3245 (48.8) | 544 (8.2) | 56 (0.8) | 93 (1.4) | 29 (0.4) | 422 (6.3) | 293 (4.4) |
| Never | 5337 (44.7) | 7191 (60.2) | 1698 (14.2) | 6359 (53.3) | 5825(48.8) | 1121 (9.4) | 70 (0.6) | 141 (1.2) | 44 (0.4) | 541 (4.5) | 323 (2.7) |
‡P-value<0.001.
*P-value<0.05. If no label is specified, then p-value>0.05. Note. The use of different menstrual products was not mutually exclusive.