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NEW YORK, NY — More than half of U.S. teenagers have had sex by age 18 and virtually all sexually experienced teens (more than 99%) have used some form of birth control, based on data from 2011-2015 in a report released today from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). A percentage is measured per 100, while rates are commonly measured per 1,000. In 2017, 21 percent of sexually active high school students (those reporting they had sex in the three months preceding the survey) reported using or having a partner that used birth control at their most recent sexual intercourse. Sex education is supported by the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics — and by a majority of Americans, including more than 90 percent of parents.Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide. Although ninth-graders were less likely than older students to be sexually active, nearly one in five of those who were had not used a method of contraception at last sex, compared with one in 10 12th-graders.
There was an increase in the rate of contraception use among female teens since 2002, from 97.7% to 99.4% in 2011-2015.For the majority of teens their first sexual intercourse was with someone with whom they were “going steady” (female teens: 74%; male teens: 51%). For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). In 2017, one in 10 students reported that they had experienced sexual violence (such as forced kissing, touching or sexual intercourse) in the past year.
The proportion of female students who had experienced sexual violence was three times as high as the proportion among male students, and the proportion among students who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual was nearly three times that of their heterosexual peers.“Consent is a critical component of sex education, not only to prevent sexual violence, but to promote healthy communication and development of fulfilling relationships,” says