Women not able to get birth control on time by age U.S. 2022

In 2022, roughly a third of women of reproductive age in the U.S. that ever used hormonal contraception said they had missed taking their birth control on time at some point because they were unable to get their next supply. This statistic illustrates the percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who had missed taking their birth control due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by age.

Percentage of contraceptive-using women in the U.S. who had missed taking their birth control on time due to a lack of supply as of 2022, by age

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Total	33%
18 to 25 years	35%
26 to 35 years	33%
36 to 49 years	31%

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 10 to June 7, 2022

Number of respondents

5,201 respondents

Age group

18-49 years

Special properties

Among females who reported ever using oral contraception, patch, ring, or Depo.

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Even if you are not currently using birth control, have you ever missed taking your birth control on time because you weren't able to get your next supply of pills, patch, ring, or Depo shot on time, or not?"

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