340 Ever used Contraceptive Patch: respondents where this method appears in their contraceptive history (RECODE ever-use flag).
111 Stopped due to dissatisfaction: of those, respondents with METHSTOP code 21 in any METHSTOP01–09 slot (EA-9 / EA-17 section). Unique respondent count — multiple mentions of the same method are counted once.
The remaining 229 women either continued using the patch, stopped for other reasons, or were never dissatisfied with any method.
The takeaway
32.6%
Of all women who ever used contraceptive patch explicitly stopped using it because they were unhappy with it.
111 out of 340 contraceptive patch users
229
Used contraceptive patch but did not stop it due to dissatisfaction — they either continued, switched for other reasons, or were never dissatisfied.
67.4% of contraceptive patch users
111
Women who explicitly named contraceptive patch as a method they stopped due to dissatisfaction.
out of 340 total contraceptive patch users
229 = n_users − n_stopped = 340 − 111 (users who did not stop due to dissatisfaction)
111 = unique respondents with METHSTOP code 21 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.