This statistic shows the results of a survey among young American adults on the percentage of unplanned pregnancies in the United States as of 2011. In 2011, 26 percent of the respondents estimated that about half of the pregnancies occuring in the United States are unplanned.
From what you know, what percentage of pregnancies in the United States is unplanned?
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The National Campaign. (October 1, 2011). From what you know, what percentage of pregnancies in the United States is unplanned? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246140/us-teens-thoughts-on-percentage-of-unplanned-pregnancies/
The National Campaign. "From what you know, what percentage of pregnancies in the United States is unplanned?." Chart. October 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246140/us-teens-thoughts-on-percentage-of-unplanned-pregnancies/
The National Campaign. (2011). From what you know, what percentage of pregnancies in the United States is unplanned?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246140/us-teens-thoughts-on-percentage-of-unplanned-pregnancies/
The National Campaign. "From What You Know, What Percentage of Pregnancies in The United States Is Unplanned?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246140/us-teens-thoughts-on-percentage-of-unplanned-pregnancies/
The National Campaign, From what you know, what percentage of pregnancies in the United States is unplanned? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246140/us-teens-thoughts-on-percentage-of-unplanned-pregnancies/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
From what you know, what percentage of pregnancies in the United States is unplanned? [Graph], The National Campaign, October 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246140/us-teens-thoughts-on-percentage-of-unplanned-pregnancies/