A survey conducted in France in 1978 showed that 68% of women used a contraceptive method; of these 28% used the pill, 18% coitus interruptus, and 9% the IUD. Women in the age group 20-24 used mostly the pill, those in the 30-34 age group the IUD, and those in the 40-44 age group coitus interruptus. The survey showed that only about 10% of women did not use a contraceptive method. Contraceptive usage was much influenced not only by age, but by such factors as marital status, education, religion, parity, and socioeconomic status. Among other European countries only the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, and West Germany had a higher percentage of contraception users.