Table 9
Distribution of the population using contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy, Canada, 2011

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Table 9
Distribution of the population using contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy, Canada, 2011
Table summary
 This table displays the results of distribution of the population using contraceptive methods to prevent pregnancy. The information is grouped by using a contraceptive method (appearing as row headers), number (in thousands) and % (appearing as column headers).
Using a contraceptive methodNote 1 Number
(in thousands)		 %
No 2,188 38
Yes 3,222 56
Condom 1,103 34
Birth control pill 1,052 33
Intra-uterine device (coil, loop) 371 12
Other method 157 5
More than one method 344 11
Don't know/Not stated 194 6
Don't know/Not stated 395 7
Total 5,805 100
Note E: Use with caution use with caution.
F too unreliable to be published.
X suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
1. Respondents were asked about using contraception if they were in an intimate relationship with someone of the opposite sex, and if either themselves or their partner was between the ages of 15 and 49. In addition, respondents or their spouse/partner were only asked the question if they were not infertile or sterilized.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2011.
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