NSFG 2022-2023 · 5,586 women surveyed · EA-4 — Depo-Provera
Most women who tried Depo-Provera ended up walking away from it
How we get to the number
986 Ever used Depo-Provera: respondents where this method appears in their contraceptive history (RECODE ever-use flag).
337 Stopped due to dissatisfaction: of those, respondents with METHSTOP code 8 in any METHSTOP01–09 slot (EA-4 / EA-17 section). Unique respondent count — multiple mentions of the same method are counted once.
The remaining 649 women either continued using Depo, stopped for other reasons (wanting to get pregnant, relationship change, etc.), or were never dissatisfied with any method.
The takeaway
34.2%
Of all women who ever used depo-provera explicitly stopped using it because they were unhappy with it.
337 out of 986 depo-provera users
649
Used depo-provera but did not stop it due to dissatisfaction — they either continued, switched for other reasons, or were never dissatisfied.
65.8% of depo-provera users
337
Women who explicitly named depo-provera as a method they stopped due to dissatisfaction.
out of 986 total depo-provera users
649 = n_users − n_stopped = 986 − 337 (users who did not stop due to dissatisfaction)
337 = unique respondents with METHSTOP code 8 in any METHSTOP01–09 slot; source: EA-17. See funnel for details.
Who are these women?
Variable map — demographic profiles
Mention slot: which METHSTOP0N position this method appeared in. Most dissatisfied stoppers list their primary method in slot 1 (METHSTOP01).
Dissatisfied rate by race/ethnicity: n_stopped ÷ n_users within each group. Denominators vary; see individual n counts for context.