Percentage of adults who stated sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) have become more or less common over the past ten years in the United States as of 2019
Characteristic
Percentage of adults
More common
36%
Less common
11%
Stayed about the same
15%
Don't know enough to say
38%
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Sexually transmitted infections, known commonly as STIs or STDs, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes, syphilis and human papillomavirus or HPV. Excludes HIV or AIDS.
Original question: "Over the past ten years, do you think STIs have become (more common) among adults in the U.S., (less common), or do you think the
rates of STIs among adults in the U.S. have stayed the same over the past ten years, or do you not know enough to say?"
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Share of U.S. adults who stated STIs have become more or less common as of 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who stated sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have become more common, less common, or stayed about the same over the last ten years as of 2019. Only 36 percent of adults answered that STIs have become "more common", which was the correct answer.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (January 22, 2020). Percentage of adults who stated sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) have become more or less common over the past ten years in the United States as of 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1234996/adults-public-knowledge-sti-rates-us-past-decade/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of adults who stated sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) have become more or less common over the past ten years in the United States as of 2019." Chart. January 22, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1234996/adults-public-knowledge-sti-rates-us-past-decade/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). Percentage of adults who stated sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) have become more or less common over the past ten years in the United States as of 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1234996/adults-public-knowledge-sti-rates-us-past-decade/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Adults Who Stated Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Stis) Have Become More or Less Common over The past Ten Years in The United States as of 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 22 Jan 2020, /statistics/1234996/adults-public-knowledge-sti-rates-us-past-decade/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of adults who stated sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) have become more or less common over the past ten years in the United States as of 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1234996/adults-public-knowledge-sti-rates-us-past-decade/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Percentage of adults who stated sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) have become more or less common over the past ten years in the United States as of 2019 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, January 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1234996/adults-public-knowledge-sti-rates-us-past-decade/