NSFG 2022-2023 · 5,586 women surveyed · EA-1 — Birth Control Pills
Birth Control Pills — Who Walks Away
28.9% of women who ever used the pill explicitly stopped using it due to dissatisfaction — 1,008 out of 3,485 users.
How we get to the number
The remaining 2,477 women either continued using the pill, stopped for other reasons (wanting to get pregnant, relationship change, etc.), or were never dissatisfied with any method.
The takeaway
28.9%
Of all women who ever used birth control pills explicitly stopped using it because they were unhappy with it.
1008 out of 3485 birth control pills users
2477
Used birth control pills but did not stop it due to dissatisfaction — they either continued, switched for other reasons, or were never dissatisfied.
71.1% of birth control pills users
1008
Women who explicitly named birth control pills as a method they stopped due to dissatisfaction.
out of 3485 total birth control pills users
Who are these women?
1,008 women who stopped the pill due to dissatisfaction