By kgilberg (20, F, CA)
80%
The percentage of girls that have not had sexual intercourse by age 15.
70%
The percentage of boys that have not had sexual intercourse by age 15.
90%
The probability that a sexually active teenager who does not use contraceptives will become pregnant within one year.
9 in 10
The number of sexually active women that use a contraceptive method with their partner, although not always consistently or correctly.
10%
The percentage of women, aged 15-19, that become pregnant each year. 1 in 5
Number of people who do not have intercourse during their teenage years.
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The average number of years before getting married that most young people begin having sex.
50%
The percentage of 17-year-olds that have had intercourse.
93%
The percentage of teenage women that stated their first intercourse was voluntary.
70%
The percentage of women who had sex before age 13 that claim it was not voluntary.
64%
The percentage of sexually active 15-17-year-old women that have partners who are within two years of their age.
29%
The percentage of sexually active 15-17-year-old women that have sexual partners who are 3-5 years older than they are.
7%
The percentage of sexually active 15-17-year-old women that have partners who are six or more years older than they are.
9 in 10
The number of sexually active women that use a contraceptive method with their partner, although not always consistently or correctly.
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