NSFG 2022-2023 · 5,586 women surveyed · EA-10 — Vaginal Ring
Vaginal Ring — Who Walks Away
How we get to the number
529 Ever used Vaginal Ring: respondents where this method appears in their contraceptive history (RECODE ever-use flag).
180 Stopped due to dissatisfaction: of those, respondents with METHSTOP code 22 in any METHSTOP01–09 slot (EA-10 / EA-17 section). Unique respondent count — multiple mentions of the same method are counted once.
The remaining 349 women either continued using the ring, stopped for other reasons, or were never dissatisfied with any method.
The takeaway
34.0%
Of all women who ever used vaginal ring explicitly stopped using it because they were unhappy with it.
180 out of 529 vaginal ring users
349
Used vaginal ring but did not stop it due to dissatisfaction — they either continued, switched for other reasons, or were never dissatisfied.
66.0% of vaginal ring users
180
Women who explicitly named vaginal ring as a method they stopped due to dissatisfaction.
out of 529 total vaginal ring users
349 = n_users − n_stopped = 529 − 180 (users who did not stop due to dissatisfaction)
180 = unique respondents with METHSTOP code 22 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.