Statistics of Premarital Sex

April 18, 2010

As statistics are constantly being updated, researches still strive to collect the most accurate data. According to recent data, by the tenth grade, 40 to 50% of American adolescents have engaged in sexual intercourse. What is concerning is that by the age of 20, about 80% of Americans are no longer virgins. As the previous post stated, “the United States teen birth rate is higher than in European countries.” Teen birth rates are more common in Low socio-economic status areas. The United States’ poverty rates are also higher than other developed countries. So we can take this information and tie it to the one of the four ways peers can influence one another. If we want to raise awareness for this topic, we must begin to create a medium through which we can get the message across.

-Nationwide, 14.3% of high school students have had sexual intercourse with four or more persons during their life. Overall, the prevalence of having had sexual intercourse with four or more persons was higher among male students (16.5%) than female students (12.0%) (Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2010).


-Among the 33.9% of currently sexually active high school students nationwide, 23.3% had drunk alcohol or used drugs before their last sexual intercourse.
(National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2010).



- Fifty-two percent (52%) of teens report that they have sexually active friends.
(National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2010).


- Currently 46.8% of all high school students report they have had sexual intercourse. The percentage of - high school students who have had sex decreased 13.3% between 1991 and 2005 (54% to 46.8%) (Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2010).

"Youth Risk Behavior". National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. April 18th 2010 .