SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
In 2001, 45.6 percent of students had ever had sexual
intercourse, representing a nearly 9 percent decrease
since 1999. Though black students (60.8 percent) had
a higher prevalence of ever having had sexual intercourse
than Hispanic (48.4 percent) and white students (43.2
percent), the percent of black students ever having
had sexual intercourse dropped by 14 percent from
1999 with smaller declines seen for Hispanic and white
students.
Approximately 48 percent of 12th grade students reported
having sexual intercourse during the three months
preceding the survey. The prevalence rate of current
sexual activity increased significantly from grades
9 through 12 among both females (19.9 percent to 51.0
percent) and males (25.9 percent versus 44.6 percent).
Overall, male students were more likely than female
students (17.2 percent versus 11.4 percent) to have
had four or more sex partners during their lifetime.
CONDOM USE
In 2001, more than half (57.9 percent) of sexually
active students reported condom use during their last
sexual intercourse. Males were significantly more
likely than females to have reported that a condom
was used. Black students were significantly more likely
than white and Hispanic students to report using a
condom during last sexual intercourse.
Sexual activity increased by grade for all students;
however, condom use decreased by grade, with 12th-graders
being the least likely to use condoms.
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