Title: Where and When Teens First Have Sex
1Where and When Teens First Have Sex
2This Presentation Covers 2 Areas
- Why we should be concerned about where and when
teens first have sex - Major findings from recent Campaign publications
produced through PWWTW
3Teen Pregnancy in the United States
4Some good news
After increasing 23 percent between 1972 and 1990
(including 10 percent between 1987 and 1990) the
teen pregnancy rate for girls aged 15-19
decreased 28 percent between 1990 and 2000 to a
record low.
Henshaw S. (2003). U.S. teenage pregnancy
statistics with comparative statistics for women
aged 20-24. New York The Alan Guttmacher
Institute.
5More Good News
- Teen pregnancy and birth rates are down.
- Decreasing percentage of teens who have ever had
sex (16). - Decreasing percentage of teens with four or more
partners (24). - Increasing condom use (25).
- Note changes over 1991-2001 from the YRBS high
school students in grades 9-12.) - Source http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5138.pdf
6Some Bad News
- The U.S. still has the highest rate of teen
pregnancy in the industrialized world.
734 of Girls Get Pregnant at Least Once Before
the Age of 20
Source National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy analysis of Henshaw S.K. U.S..
Teenage Pregnancy Statistics New York Alan
Guttmacher Institute May 1996 and Forrest
J.D. Proportion of U.S. Women Ever Pregnant
Before Age 20 New York Alan Guttmacher
Institute 1986 unpublished.
8 This translates into
- About 850000 pregnancies to teens per year in
the US. - Almost 100 teen girls get pregnant each hour.
9Where and When Teens First Have Sex MAJOR
FINDINGS
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10Information from PWWTW Issue Brief
- Science Says Where and When Teens First Have
Sex. - Developed by Child Trends and the National
Campaign. - Based on data from the National Longitudinal
Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) Waves 1-4.
11Why Care About Where and When Teens First Have
Sex
- Almost half (47) of high school-aged teens in
the U.S. have had sex. - A 2002 National Campaign survey found that 67 of
teens aged 12-19 wish they had waited longer
before having sex. - Knowing where and when its happening can inform
efforts to delay first sex.
12Where Teens First Have Sex
- Two-thirds of 16-18 year olds who had sex in 2000
said they first had sexual intercourse in their
family home their partners family home or a
friends house.
13Where Teens First Have Sex (16-18 Year Olds)
14Where Gender Differences
- Teens first sexual experience is most likely to
occur in a male teens family home. - 39 of teen females first have sex in their
partners family home compared to 29 of teen
males.
15Where Age Differences
- Younger teens are more likely to have first sex
in their partners family home or their friends
home. - For example 52 of sexually experienced
16-year-olds had first sex in a partner or
friends family home compared with 38 of 18 year
olds.
16When Timing of First Sex
- 70 of teens had first sex in the evening or
night. - 42 had sex between 10pm and 7 am
- 28 between 6 pm and 10 pm.
- June has the highest proportion of first sex
among teens (13.7 of teens reported first sex)
17When Race/Ethnicity
18Where and When Teens First Have Sex IMPLICATIONS
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19Adults Take Notice
- Lots of unsupervised time increases the
likelihood of teens having sex. - Keep teens engaged in adult-supervised activities.
20Adults Take Notice Parents
- Teens first sexual experience may occur at home
when parents are there. - Parents should be aware of childrens activities
and make their presence known. - Make sure an adult is home when kids are at a
girlfriend/boyfriend/friends house.
21Adults Take Notice Parents
- Closeness between parents and their children is
associated with reduced risk of early sex and
teen pregnancy. - Shared activities parental care and concern and
a presence in the home are key.
22Adults Take Notice Program Leaders
- After school evening and weekend programs for
teens can help prevent teen pregnancy. - Reviews of evaluated programs suggest they can
delay sex and reduce sexual risk taking. - Such programs reduce unsupervised time and help
teens prepare for the future.
23Bottom Line.
- There is much we can do collectively to minimize
the opportunities for early sex among teens.
24For more information
Thank You!
- Visit www.teenpregnancy.org
25Putting What Works to Work (PWWTW)
26PWWTW What
- Cooperative Agreement funded by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). - Goal Enhance the ability of state and local
organizations to incorporate science-based
approaches into their teen pregnancy prevention
efforts.
27PWWTW How
- Produce high-quality research-based
user-friendly materials. - Use these materials to encourage states
communities and national organizations to
incorporate research-based practices into their
work. - Go beyond the usual suspects and reach out to
media executives state legislators funders and
other opinion leaders.