This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. teenagers that used select contraception methods at their first sexual intercourse from 2011 to 2015, by gender. According to the data, 18.5 percent of females used dual methods for their first intercourse. Comparatively, about the same percentage of males used dual methods for their first intercourse as well.
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* All other methods, excluding condom and hormonal methods. Thus, if other method was combined with condom or hormonal method, it is not counted. Other methods include withdrawal, sterilization, IUD, female condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, spermicidal foam, jelly or cream, suppository, sponge, calendar rhythm method, and “other” methods.
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CDC. (June 22, 2017). Percentage of U.S. teenagers that used select contraception methods at first sexual intercourse from 2011 to 2015, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/747078/contraception-methods-used-at-first-sex-encounter-among-us-teens-by-gender/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. teenagers that used select contraception methods at first sexual intercourse from 2011 to 2015, by gender." Chart. June 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747078/contraception-methods-used-at-first-sex-encounter-among-us-teens-by-gender/
CDC. (2017). Percentage of U.S. teenagers that used select contraception methods at first sexual intercourse from 2011 to 2015, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747078/contraception-methods-used-at-first-sex-encounter-among-us-teens-by-gender/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Teenagers That Used Select Contraception Methods at First Sexual Intercourse from 2011 to 2015, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/747078/contraception-methods-used-at-first-sex-encounter-among-us-teens-by-gender/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. teenagers that used select contraception methods at first sexual intercourse from 2011 to 2015, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/747078/contraception-methods-used-at-first-sex-encounter-among-us-teens-by-gender/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. teenagers that used select contraception methods at first sexual intercourse from 2011 to 2015, by gender [Graph], CDC, June 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/747078/contraception-methods-used-at-first-sex-encounter-among-us-teens-by-gender/
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