Share of French women who have used the pill by socio-professional category 2018

The statistic displays the percentage of women who have already taken the contraceptive pill in their lifetime in France in 2018, distributed by socio-professional category. It shows that 56 percent of unemployed French women had already used a contraceptive pill. On the other hand, 92 percent of women working in an higher socio-professional category (called "PSC +" in the survey) had already used a birth control pill in their lifetime.

Percentage of women who have taken the contraceptive pill in their lifetime in France in 2018, by socio-professional category

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Managers*	92%
Intermediary professions	84%
Employees**	91%
Not working	56%

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Release date

September 2018

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Region

France

Survey time period

June 26-29, 2018

Number of respondents

1,084 respondents

Age group

15-49 years

Special properties

Non-sterile women aged from 15 to 49 years old and who already have their period

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* This category was phrased by the source as follows: "PCS +" : Professions et catégories socioprofessionnelles + "
** This category was phrased by the source as follows: "PCS -" : Professions et catégories socioprofessionnelles - "

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