College/university students from Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Harvard, NYU, and University of Central Florida*
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: Have you or anyone you've known struggled with access to menstrual products (financial reasons or otherwise)?
* The colleges varied in size, socioeconomic status, and location to capture the pervasiveness of period poverty across college campuses and the impact of the rising costs of living.
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U.S. college students with limited access to period products in 2023
A survey from 2023 revealed that roughly half of U.S. college or university students have known someone or personally struggled with access to menstrual products (financial reasons or otherwise).
This statistic illustrates the percentage of college students in the United States who have known someone or personally struggled with access to menstrual products in 2023.
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Intimina. (September 22, 2023). Percentage of college students in the United States who have known someone or personally struggled with access to menstrual products in 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1424063/us-college-students-limited-period-product-access/
Intimina. "Percentage of college students in the United States who have known someone or personally struggled with access to menstrual products in 2023." Chart. September 22, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1424063/us-college-students-limited-period-product-access/
Intimina. (2023). Percentage of college students in the United States who have known someone or personally struggled with access to menstrual products in 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1424063/us-college-students-limited-period-product-access/
Intimina. "Percentage of College Students in The United States Who Have Known Someone or Personally Struggled with Access to Menstrual Products in 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Sep 2023, /statistics/1424063/us-college-students-limited-period-product-access/
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Percentage of college students in the United States who have known someone or personally struggled with access to menstrual products in 2023 [Graph], Intimina, September 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1424063/us-college-students-limited-period-product-access/
