Grade 9-12 students with sexual contact in 3 months prior to survey*
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
* Except for any condom use at last sexual intercourse, students
reporting only same-sex sexual contact use were excluded.
** Any condom use at last sexual intercourse was measured by a separate item from condoms as the primary method used for preventing pregnancy.
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Contraception use among U.S. high school students, 2019, by gender and method used
In 2019, over 26 percent of female students in ninth through twelfth grade in the U.S. reported using birth control pills as their primary method of contraception during the last time they had sex. This statistic depicts the percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by gender and method used.
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MMWR, & CDC. (August 21, 2021). Percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by gender and method used [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1269085/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-gender-and-method/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by gender and method used." Chart. August 21, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1269085/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-gender-and-method/
MMWR, CDC. (2021). Percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by gender and method used. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1269085/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-gender-and-method/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of High School Students Using Contraceptives during Last Sexual Intercourse in The U.S. in 2019, by Gender and Method Used." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Aug 2021, /statistics/1269085/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-gender-and-method/
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Percentage of high school students using contraceptives during last sexual intercourse in the U.S. in 2019, by gender and method used [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, August 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1269085/contraceptives-used-among-high-school-students-us-by-gender-and-method/
