Table 1

Percentage distribution of married women aged 15–49 years using contraception by contraceptive method, according to selected characteristics, Tehran, Iran, 2014

	Sterilisation	IUD*	Pills†	Condoms	Withdrawal‡	Total
Characteristic	Sterilisation	IUD*	Pills†	Condoms	Withdrawal‡	%	n
Age (years)
15–29	0.6	9.2	14.8	33.8	41.6	100.0	488
30–34	5.4	9.5	8.3	36.9	39.9	100.0	632
35–39	12.8	11.5	9.2	26.6	39.9	100.0	541
40–49	34.0	7.9	5.6	9.6	42.9	100.0	800
Living children (n)§
0	0.6	1.3	12.1	46.6	39.3	100.0	313
1	2.2	8.2	9.4	33.1	47.1	100.0	826
2	15.3	12.6	9.1	18.1	44.9	100.0	952
3+	57.3	10.3	4.6	7.6	20.3	100.0	370
Fertility intentions
Want a(another) child	0.0	5.3	10.8	41.6	42.5	100.0	604
Want no more children	22.8	10.7	8.0	18.6	39.9		1656
Unsure	0.0	10.4	10.9	29.9	48.8	100.0	201
Schooling (years)
<12	31.6	11.7	9.9	12.2	34.7	100.0	658
12	13.4	9.8	8.5	22.7	45.5	100.0	915
13+	5.3	7.1	8.7	37.3	41.7	100.0	888
Employment status
Unemployed	17.5	9.7	9.4	23.9	39.6	100.0	2010
Employed	6.0	7.8	6.9	30.8	48.6	100.0	451
Migration streams
Non-migrants	13.0	8.3	8.3	28.2	42.1	100.0	1713
From other urban areas to the city of Tehran	18.9	11.7	9.8	20.1	39.6	100.0	523
From rural areas to the city of Tehran	24.9	11.6	12.0	13.8	37.8	100.0	225
Residential districts
Northern	9.5	7.3	7.0	34.2	42.0	100.0	892
Central	18.7	10.6	8.4	19.2	43.1	100.0	907
Southern	18.6	10.4	12.4	21.1	37.5	100.0	662
Total	15.4	9.3	8.9	25.2	41.2	100.0	2461

Difference between distributions is significant at p<0.001.
*Includes seven women using Norplant^®.
†Includes 18 women using the contraceptive injection.
‡Includes nine women using periodic abstinence.
§Consists of current pregnancies.
IUD, intrauterine device.