Religious belief Contraceptive practices Total Total Total 5,710,847 Total Never has used method 502,448 Total Has used before, but not currently 1,238,568 Total Currently use one efficient method 3,699,004 Total Currently use one inefficient method 270,827 Catholic Total 5,071,794 Catholic Never has used method 470,277 Catholic Has used before, but not currently 1,090,263 Catholic Currently use one efficient method 3,258,659 Catholic Currently use one inefficient method 252,595 Practicing catholic Total 2,201,005 Practicing catholic Never has used method 295,508 Practicing catholic Has used before, but not currently 489,626 Practicing catholic Currently use one efficient method 1,298,972 Practicing catholic Currently use one inefficient method 116,898 Non practicing catholic Total 2,870,790 Non practicing catholic Never has used method 174,769 Non practicing catholic Has used before, but not currently 600,637 Non practicing catholic Currently use one efficient method 1,959,687 Non practicing catholic Currently use one inefficient method 135,696 Protestant Total 19,466 Protestant Never has used method 561 Protestant Has used before, but not currently 6,021 Protestant Currently use one efficient method 12,884 Protestant Currently use one inefficient method .. Moslem Total 11,634 Moslem Never has used method 3,102 Moslem Has used before, but not currently 2,503 Moslem Currently use one efficient method 5,460 Moslem Currently use one inefficient method 570 Other religions Total 52,898 Other religions Never has used method 4,543 Other religions Has used before, but not currently 11,721 Other religions Currently use one efficient method 35,840 Other religions Currently use one inefficient method 794 Have owner beliefs Total 214,625 Have owner beliefs Never has used method 13,537 Have owner beliefs Has used before, but not currently 43,512 Have owner beliefs Currently use one efficient method 142,863 Have owner beliefs Currently use one inefficient method 14,713 Non-believer Total 184,527 Non-believer Never has used method 305 Non-believer Has used before, but not currently 51,296 Non-believer Currently use one efficient method 130,770 Non-believer Currently use one inefficient method 2,155 Does not know/ Does not answer Total 155,903 Does not know/ Does not answer Never has used method 10,124 Does not know/ Does not answer Has used before, but not currently 33,251 Does not know/ Does not answer Currently use one efficient method 112,528 Does not know/ Does not answer Currently use one inefficient method ..