A 2021 survey of American high school students found that of those who were sexually active and engaging in sex with opposite-sex partners, 20.9 percent were using the birth control pill to prevent pregnancy. Prevalence was highest among white students, at 25.1 percent.
Share of high school students using the birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students using the birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391639/us-students-who-used-a-birth-control-pill-race-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of high school students using the birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391639/us-students-who-used-a-birth-control-pill-race-ethnicity/
CDC. (2023). Share of high school students using the birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391639/us-students-who-used-a-birth-control-pill-race-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of High School Students Using The Birth Control Pill to Prevent Pregnancy in The United States in 2021, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391639/us-students-who-used-a-birth-control-pill-race-ethnicity/
CDC, Share of high school students using the birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391639/us-students-who-used-a-birth-control-pill-race-ethnicity/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Share of high school students using the birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391639/us-students-who-used-a-birth-control-pill-race-ethnicity/