Sunday, October 7, 2007

US Statistics re Sex Education

Percentage of teens receiving formal education regarding birth control:
1995 – 87%
2002 – 70%

Percentage of teens receiving abstinence-only sex education (no information regarding contraception):
1995 – 8%
2002 – 21% of females, 24% of males

Percentage of sex education instructors teaching abstinence as only way to prevent pregnancy and STIs:
1988 – 2%
1999 – 25%

Percentage of Americans who believe that students should be taught about both abstinence as well as other methods of preventing pregnancy and STIs:
82%

Source: Alan Guttmacher Institute

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