Conor Stewart
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Get in touch with us now| Characteristic | Gay or lesbian | Bisexual | Not sure | Heterosexual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever had sexual intercourse | 47.8 | 42.7 | 33.9 | 42.5 |
| Had first sexual intercourse before age 13 years* | 21.4 | 18.1 | 29.7 | 11.3 |
| Had sexual intercourse with 鈮 4 persons* | 28.8 | 28.3 | 46.1 | 30.3 |
| Currently sexually active*^ | 67.1 | 60.6 | 72.4 | 70.4 |
| Did not use condom during last sexual intercourse*^^ | 54.4 | 43.7 | 45.1 | 35.1 |
| Did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse*^^^ | 48.8 | 18.3 | 25.1 | 10.8 |
| Drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse* | 15.8 | 19.9 | 36.5 | 20.5 |
| Never been tested for HIV*^^^^ | 69.7 | 84.4 | 82.1 | 87 |
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Release date
September 2018
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Region
United States
Survey time period
2015 and 2017
Number of respondents
Approximately 30,000
Special properties
Students grades 9-12
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
* Analysis conducted among only students who ever had sexual intercourse. Analyses were not conducted for no condom use among female students with only
same-sex sexual contact or for no pregnancy prevention use among male or female students with only same-sex sexual contact. In addition, students who had no
sexual contact are excluded from the analyses by sex of sexual contact.
^ Had sexual intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey.
^^ Question asked about condom use by 鈥測ou or your partner."
^^^ Question asked about method used for pregnancy prevention by 鈥測ou or your partner.鈥
^^^^ Question asked, 鈥淗ave you ever been tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS? (Do not count tests done if you donated blood.)鈥
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