Citation

Warren CW, Santelli JS, Everett SA, Kann L, Collins JL, Cassell C, Morris L, Kolbe LJ. Fam. Plann. Perspect. 1998; 30(4): 170-2, 200.

Affiliation

Surveillance Research Section, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Alan Guttmacher Institute)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9711454

Abstract

Nationally representative self-reported data from Youth Risk Behavior Surveys conducted in the US in 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1995 were used to examine levels of sexual experience, age at first intercourse, current sexual activity, and condom use at last intercourse among students in grades 9-12. The surveys sampled students at public and private schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia; 11,631 in 1990, 12,272 in 1991, 16,296 in 1993, and 10,904 in 1995. Schools with high percentages of Black and Hispanic students were sampled at a higher rate. The proportion of students who reported being sexually experienced remained at 53-54% during 1990-95, while the percentage of sexually active students who used condoms at last intercourse increased from 46% in 1991 to 54% in 1995. Black students were more likely than White students to report being sexually experienced, being currently sexually active, and having had 4 or more lifetime sex partners. The median age reported for first intercourse was 16.5 years in all years. In 1995, the median age at first intercourse was 15.0 years among Blacks, 16.2 years among Hispanics, and 16.7 years among Whites. Gender differences in sexual behavior were found more often among Black students than among White and Hispanic students.

Language: en