Number of survey respondents, corresponding population estimates and weighted prevalence estimates for each contraceptive method, by sociodemographic characteristics
| Covariate | Survey sample n = 6025 | Weighted population, no. (%) n = 826 711 | Contraceptive method; weighted prevalence estimate, % (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral contraceptives | Injectable contraceptives | Condom only* | None | |||
| Annual household income, $ | ||||||
| < 80 000 | 3689 | 516 241 (62.4) | 53.3 (50.7–55.9) | 3.0 (2.2–3.8) | 18.9 (16.9–21.0) | 15.5 (13.7–17.3) |
| ≥ 80 000 | 2336 | 310 470 (37.6) | 69.0 (66.0–71.9) | 1.5 (0.8–2.2) | 13.3 (11.0–15.6) | 10.5 (8.5–12.5) |
| Age, yr | ||||||
| 15–17 | 1045 | 95 467 (11.5) | 63.7 (59.7–67.8) | 2.4 (1.3–3.6) | 15.2 (12.2–18.3) | 16.3 (13.3–19.4) |
| 18–19 | 1325 | 157 515 (19.1) | 59.2 (54.8–63.5) | 2.6 (1.4–3.7) | 17.8 (14.1–21.5) | 14.9 (11.6–18.1) |
| 20–24 | 3655 | 573 729 (69.4) | 58.4 (55.9–60.9) | 2.4 (1.7–3.1) | 16.8 (14.9–18.7) | 12.8 (11.2–14.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 4910 | 660 166 (79.9) | 63.2 (61.0–65.3) | 2.3 (1.7–2.9) | 14.9 (13.2–16.6) | 11.3 (10.0–12.7) |
| Visible minority | 1115 | 166 545 (20.1) | 43.3 (38.5–48.1) | 3.2 (1.8–4.6) | 24.3 (20.5–28.2) | 22.6 (18.7–26.5) |
| Current student | ||||||
| No | 2618 | 369 334 (44.7) | 52.5 (49.4–55.7) | 2.8 (1.9–3.7) | 18.1 (15.5–20.6) | 17.1 (14.8–19.5) |
| Yes | 3407 | 457 377 (55.3) | 64.5 (62.1–67.0) | 2.2 (1.5–2.9) | 15.8 (13.9–17.7) | 10.8 (9.2–12.3) |
| Married/common-law | ||||||
| No | 5063 | 676 199 (81.8) | 59.9 (57.8–62.1) | 2.4 (1.8–3.0) | 17.7 (15.9–19.5) | 13.2 (11.8–14.7) |
| Yes | 962 | 150 513 (18.2) | 55.9 (50.9–60.9) | 2.8 (1.4–4.2) | 13.0 (10.0–15.9) | 15.3 (11.7–19.0) |
| Recent immigrant† | ||||||
| No | 5871 | 787 812 (95.3) | 60.2 (58.2–62.2) | 2.5 (1.9–3.0) | 15.8 (14.3–17.4) | 13.5 (12.1–14.9) |
| Yes | 154 | 38 899 (4.7) | 37.9 (27.3–48.5) | < 2.0 | 37.0 (27.4–46.7) | 16.5 (10.1–22.9) |
| Highest household education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 284 | 29 935 (3.6) | 32.9 (23.8–42.1) | 4.6 (1.8–7.5) | 16.6 (4.8–28.4) | 27.5 (19.4–35.7) |
| Completed high school | 730 | 89 807 (10.9) | 46.0 (40.1–51.9) | 5.0 (2.6–7.4) | 20.7 (15.7–25.7) | 19.6 (15.4–23.8) |
| Some postsecondary | 502 | 70 826 (8.6) | 55.0 (47.7–62.3) | 2.3 (0.3–4.3) | 16.4 (11.5–21.3) | 17.3 (11.9–22.6) |
| Completed postsecondary | 4509 | 636 143 (76.9) | 62.7 (60.5–65.0) | 2.0 (1.4–2.6) | 16.3 (14.6–18.1) | 11.7 (10.2–13.2) |
| Living arrangement | ||||||
| Unattached alone/single/other | 901 | 160 085 (21.3) | 56.9 (51.8–62.0) | 3.6 (2.0–5.1) | 19.9 (15.8–24.0) | 11.0 (8.3–13.8) |
| With partner or spouse | 525 | 92 736 (12.3) | 67.0 (61.1–72.9) | 2.3 (0.4–4.2) | 10.9 (7.3–14.5) | 11.0 (6.8–15.1) |
| With partner and child | 295 | 35 205 (4.7) | 33.1 (23.8–42.4) | 3.9 (1.0–6.8) | 16.8 (10.1–23.4) | 23.2 (15.4–31.1) |
| With own child/ren (no spouse) | 219 | 20 809 (2.8) | 33.7 (24.0–43.5) | 4.1 (1.4–6.8) | 12.6 (6.4–18.7) | 28.2 (17.9–38.5) |
| Child living with parent(s) or siblings or both | 3579 | 444 087 (59.0) | 63.3 (60.8–65.8) | 1.7 (1.1–2.3) | 17.0 (14.9–19.1) | 12.7 (11.0–14.4) |
| Consulted doctor or nurse in previous 12 mo | ||||||
| No | 744 | 104 844 (12.7) | 42.4 (36.3–48.5) | 1.5 (0.4–2.6) | 26.8 (21.9–31.8) | 22.9 (17.9–27.8) |
| Yes | 5278 | 721 490 (87.3) | 61.6 (59.5–63.7) | 2.6 (2.0–3.2) | 15.4 (13.7–17.0) | 12.3 (10.9–13.6) |
| Has family doctor | ||||||
| No | 1132 | 168 906 (20.5) | 48.1 (43.2–53.0) | 2.0 (0.8–3.3) | 21.0 (17.2–24.8) | 18.2 (14.5–21.9) |
| Yes | 4887 | 656 656 (79.5) | 62.0 (59.9–64.2) | 2.6 (2.0–3.2) | 15.7 (14.0–17.4) | 12.5 (11.0–13.9) |
| Northern resident‡ | ||||||
| No | 5823 | 823 779 (99.6) | 59.3 (57.3–61.3) | 2.4 (1.9–3.0) | 16.8 (15.2–18.4) | 13.6 (12.2–14.9) |
| Yes | 202 | 2933 (0.4) | 33.9 (26.3–41.6) | 9.6 (4.2–15.0) | 22.5 (15.4–29.7) | 19.4 (12.7–26.1) |
| Quebec resident§ | ||||||
| No | 4747 | 619 576 (74.9) | 57.9 (55.6–60.2) | 2.6 (2.0–3.3) | 17.2 (15.4–19.0) | 15.1 (13.5–16.7) |
| Yes | 1278 | 207 135 (25.1) | 63.1 (59.1–67.1) | 1.9 (0.9–2.9) | 15.8 (12.8–18.7) | 9.2 (6.8–11.6) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Includes those who used only spermicide and/or condoms.
↵† Immigrated to Canada within the previous 10 years.
↵‡ Resident of the Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories or Nunavut.
↵§ Quebec has a publicly funded prescription benefit program that includes contraceptive coverage for youth who are not already covered by a private drug plan.