- When discussing contraception, respondents are most confident in talking to a health care provider (85.5% very or quite confident), closely followed by a sexual partner (88% very or quite confident)
- Respondents are least confident talking about contraception on social media (41% not very or not at all confident), with family or carers (24% not very or not at all confident) or with their children (21% not very or not at all confident)
Confidence in discussing contraception: overall
Summary
How confident would you be to talk to the following about contraception? - total sample
Base: Total sample: top to bottom – (408) | (426) | (407) | (372) | (261) | (389) | (350)
This chart shows how confident respondents are in discussing contraception with various people:
When talking to their sexual partner about contraception, 64% of respondents are very confident, 24% are quite confident, 9% are neither confident nor unconfident, 1% are not very confident and 2% are not at all confident.
When talking to their health care provider about contraception, 60% of respondents are very confident, 28.5% are quite confident, 7.5% are neither confident nor unconfident, 3% are not very confident and 1% are not at all confident.
When talking to their friends about contraception, 53.5% of respondents are very confident, 25% are quite confident, 11% are neither confident nor unconfident, 5.5% are not very confident and 5% are not at all confident.
When talking to an other health care provider about contraception, 48% of respondents are very confident, 31.5% are quite confident, 11% are neither confident nor unconfident, 5.5% are not very confident and 3% are not at all confident.
When talking to their children about contraception, 38% of respondents are very confident, 25% are quite confident, 16% are neither confident nor unconfident, 7% are not very confident and 14% are not at all confident.
When talking to their family or carers about contraception, 35% of respondents are very confident, 25% are quite confident, 16% are neither confident nor unconfident, 10% are not very confident and 14% are not at all confident.
When talking on social media about contraception, 14% of respondents are very confident, 23% are quite confident, 22% are neither confident nor unconfident, 11% are not very confident and 30% are not at all confident.
