According to the CBC, Stats Can is reporting a drop in the number of teens who say they’ve had sexual intercourse at least once.
The decline occurred due to young women. For them, the proportion who reported having had intercourse decreased from 51 per cent in 1996 to 43 per cent in 2005. Among young men, the proportion stayed unchanged at 43 per cent.
There’s also some information in the report about increased condom use.
Sex education seems to be paying off among younger teens in terms of greater condom use, said Alex McKay of the Sex Information and Education Council in Toronto.
The report is based on interviews with about 4,500 teens in 1996, and about 10,000 teenagers for 2003 and 2005. Read more here.
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two comments
I think the reasons behind this change would be good to know. Is this a result of increased access to adequate sex education, or is it a result of the Right pushing their morality onto young girls?
Posted by Derek
August 22, 2008, 2:31 PM
I find this extremely surprising, as nearly all of my friends (13-15 year olds) have had sex,
and it's an accepted fact amoung their friends.
The increased use of condoms doesn't surprise me though, (thankfully),
because as deviant as they are, kids around me just know to ALWAYS use protection, and if a girl has un-protected sex, and her friends find out,
well she's in for a long talking to!
Posted by Sarah
August 23, 2008, 3:35 PM
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