Contraception is used to help prevent unintended pregnancies and sexually
transmitted infections (STI). Higher percentages of pregnancies to unmarried
persons are unintended than for those who are married (1). Patterns of
contraceptive use as reported by women, including differences by marital
status, are well documented using National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
data (2–4); however, less research focuses on contraceptive use as reported by
men. Using 2011–2015 NSFG data from men, with selected time trends, this
data brief describes contraceptive use at last recent vaginal sexual intercourse
(within 3 months) among unmarried men, focusing primarily on male methods
of contraception (condom, withdrawal, and vasectomy).
Adolescent Adult