634 Ever used Partner's Vasectomy: respondents where this method appears in their contraceptive history (RECODE ever-use flag).
1 Stopped due to dissatisfaction: of those, respondents with METHSTOP code 5 in any METHSTOP01–09 slot (EA-3 / EA-17 section). Unique respondent count — multiple mentions of the same method are counted once.
A vasectomy is a permanent surgical procedure — the woman cannot stop using it. The near-zero rate here reflects the nature of the method, not satisfaction levels.
The takeaway
0.2%
Of all women who ever used partner's vasectomy explicitly stopped using it because they were unhappy with it.
1 out of 634 partner's vasectomy users
633
Used partner's vasectomy but did not stop it due to dissatisfaction — they either continued, switched for other reasons, or were never dissatisfied.
99.8% of partner's vasectomy users
1
Women who explicitly named partner's vasectomy as a method they stopped due to dissatisfaction.
out of 634 total partner's vasectomy users
633 = n_users − n_stopped = 634 − 1 (users who did not stop due to dissatisfaction)
1 = unique respondents with METHSTOP code 5 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.