This statistic shows the main reasons for American women to take the pill from 2006 to 2008. 86 percent of respondents who are on the pill stated they use it for birth control, while 31 percent stated they use it against menstrual pain.
Reasons for U.S. women to take the pill from 2006 to 2008
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Guttmacher Institute. (November 30, 2011). Reasons for U.S. women to take the pill from 2006 to 2008 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218082/reasons-for-us-women-to-use-birth-control/
Guttmacher Institute. "Reasons for U.S. women to take the pill from 2006 to 2008." Chart. November 30, 2011. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218082/reasons-for-us-women-to-use-birth-control/
Guttmacher Institute. (2011). Reasons for U.S. women to take the pill from 2006 to 2008. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218082/reasons-for-us-women-to-use-birth-control/
Guttmacher Institute. "Reasons for U.S. Women to Take The Pill from 2006 to 2008." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218082/reasons-for-us-women-to-use-birth-control/
Guttmacher Institute, Reasons for U.S. women to take the pill from 2006 to 2008 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218082/reasons-for-us-women-to-use-birth-control/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Reasons for U.S. women to take the pill from 2006 to 2008 [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, November 30, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/218082/reasons-for-us-women-to-use-birth-control/