The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Data are among students who were currently sexually active.
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U.S. high school students condom usage 2021, by sex
A 2021 survey of American high school students found that, of students who were sexually active, around 51.8 percent of them used a condom during their last sexual intercourse. The prevalence of condom usage was higher among male students.
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/222519/us-students-who-used-condoms-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
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Share of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/222519/us-students-who-used-condoms-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
