A 2021 survey found that 1 in 5 men never used protection when having sex with a new partner. This statistic presents the percentage of men in the United States who use protection when having sex with a new partner as of April 2021.
Percentage of men in the United States who used protection when having sex with a new partner as of April 2021
Characteristic
Percentage of men
Every single time
27%
Most of the time
25%
Some of the time
15%
Never
21%
N/A
12%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%
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Hims & Hers. (May 27, 2021). Percentage of men in the United States who used protection when having sex with a new partner as of April 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248425/using-protection-with-new-sexual-partner-among-us-men/
Hims & Hers. "Percentage of men in the United States who used protection when having sex with a new partner as of April 2021." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248425/using-protection-with-new-sexual-partner-among-us-men/
Hims & Hers. (2021). Percentage of men in the United States who used protection when having sex with a new partner as of April 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248425/using-protection-with-new-sexual-partner-among-us-men/
Hims & Hers. "Percentage of Men in The United States Who Used Protection When Having Sex with a New Partner as of April 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248425/using-protection-with-new-sexual-partner-among-us-men/
Hims & Hers, Percentage of men in the United States who used protection when having sex with a new partner as of April 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248425/using-protection-with-new-sexual-partner-among-us-men/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Percentage of men in the United States who used protection when having sex with a new partner as of April 2021 [Graph], Hims & Hers, May 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248425/using-protection-with-new-sexual-partner-among-us-men/
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