Selected trends in sexual intercourse and condom use among young people in the United States, 1979–2003
| Outcome (%) | Surveys | Percentage in survey year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1988 | 1991 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | ||
| Males | |||||||||
| Ever had sexual intercourse (17–19 years; urban) | NYSM, NSAM | 65.7 | 75.5 | 68.2 | |||||
| Ever had sexual intercourse (15–19 years; never married) | NSAM | 60.4 | 55.2 | ||||||
| Ever had sexual intercourse (15–17 years; high school) | NSAM | 49.5 | 41.3 | ||||||
| Ever had sexual intercourse (15–17 years; high school) | Add Health | 45.0 | |||||||
| Ever had sexual intercourse (grades 9–12) | YRBS | 57.4 | 54.0 | 48.8 | 52.2 | 48.5 | 48.0 | ||
| Used condoms at last sex (15–19 years) (among those currently sexually active) | NSAM | 53.3 | 63.9 | ||||||
| Used condoms at last sex (grades 9–12) (among those currently sexually active) | YRBS | 54.5 | 60.5 | 62.5 | 65.5 | 65.1 | 68.8 | ||
| Females | |||||||||
| Ever had premarital sex (15–19 years) | NSYW | 49.8 | |||||||
| Ever had sexual intercourse (15–19 years) | NSFG | 52.6 | 51.5 | ||||||
| Ever had sexual intercourse (15–17 years; high school) | NSFG | 34.3 | 36.5 | ||||||
| Ever had sexual intercourse (15–17 years; high school) | Add Health | 44.6 | |||||||
| Ever had sexual intercourse (grades 9–12) | YRBS | 50.8 | 52.1 | 47.7 | 47.7 | 42.9 | 45.3 | ||
| Used condoms at last sex (15–19 years) (among those currently sexually active) | NSFG | 31.3 | 38.2 | ||||||
| Used condoms at last sex (grades 9–12) (among those currently sexually active) | YRBS | 38.0 | 48.6 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 51.3 | 57.4 | ||