Opinion of the French on final contraception 2012

This statistic indicates the proportion of men and women willing to opt for definitive contraception if they are certain to no longer want children in France in 2012. Almost 60 percent of men and around 40 percent of women were not at all ready to undergo such an intervention.

If you were sure you did not want any more children, would you be willing to have a procedure for definitive contraception?

Characteristic	Yes, quite	Yes, rather	Not really	Not at all	Prefer not to say
According to women	28%	12%	16%	42%	2%
According to men	12%	8%	17%	58%	5%
Together	20%	10%	16%	50%	4%

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Release date

September 2012

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Region

France

Survey time period

September 19-20, 2012

Number of respondents

988 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The question was formulated by the source as follows: "If you were certain that you would no longer have children, or if you were in this situation, would you be ready to undergo surgery for definitive contraception (vasectomy, ligation)?"

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