I once was a TA (teaching assistant) for a human-sexuality class for college freshman most of whom were 17-19. We performed a questionnaire similar to this and I have to say I am not sure you can really rely on teens to be honest.
When i asked after compiling the results if anyone would lie on questionnaires even though they were anonymous, I'd say all but 5 out of 40 hands went up.
The majority of men in the class agreed that they would deny having a same sex encounter even though the reviewer couldn't tell who answered yes. Both groups of teens said they would lie on when they lost their virginity; the women agreed they would rather make it later, while men said earlier.
I don't think that applies to just this type of questionnaire, I believe that even when teens fill out any questionnaire. they will answer along the lines of what they believe will help them fit in and what would make their peers find them "cool". Even after class was over the groups were gossiping among each other about their answers.
Sex is huge in high-school and college, if you haven't had it you're mocked, If you do it too much you know how that can go and the back lash is very different for women compared to men. I'm not saying I'm right, I am just expressing my opinion how this can be flawed... i know the CDC performed in-person interviews.
Read the article HUFFINGTON POST/Sexual behaviour and identity in young Americans
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Uh, to be fair, "abstinence" isn't up, it's the ever-increasing standards of attractiveness which are preventing many people from getting laid. And usually it's not that they're actually ugly, since science shows humanity is getting better looking with each generation, it's that they perceive themselves as ugly and so don't try to engage in sexual relations with others for fear of rejection.
The number of medications being used by many teens for "depression" (which I think is mostly over-diagnosis but whatever) and other mental "disorders" has also contributed to the decline in sex, since many of those drugs affect sex drive and performance.
To say that abstinence is up is also ignoring the fact that there are things called "lies" in the world. Even on completely Anonymous questionnaires, people will often give the answer they feel makes themselves look the "best", regardless of how sure they are that they won't be identified. Ignoring the surprisingly high odds that the people they questioned represent a much smaller portion of the population than the study claims (they didn't actually go out and interview the entire population so this is derivative math they're using), the chance that people were dishonest in the questionnaire cannot be ignored.
To say that abstinence is up is also ignoring the fact that there are things called "lies" in the world. Even on completely Anonymous questionnaires, people will often give the answer they feel makes themselves look the "best", regardless of how sure they are that they won't be identified. Ignoring the surprisingly high odds that the people they questioned represent a much smaller portion of the population than the study claims (they didn't actually go out and interview the entire population so this is derivative math they're using), the chance that people were dishonest in the questionnaire cannot be ignored.
Honestly, how many people have used the "It's my first time" line? Because I have, and I know at least 10 other people that have too, and those are just my close friends that I've discussed it with.
Read the article HUFFINGTON POST/Sexual behaviour and identity in young Americans
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Why is it so hard to believe that young people make the sort of decisions so many adults want them to make? When there is news about young people doing "bad" things (which many of us did in our youth!), people rush to say, "Look! This proves that young people are out of control!" But when the study finds that youth are delaying sex, we attack the researchers without even reading the study.
BTW, the study summary can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr036.pdf. The method was NOT verbally interviewing. The researchers gave the study participants a laptop and headphones that read the questions to them, and the participants entered their response into the computer.
The research finding that average age of first intercourse is 17.4, is logically compatible with the finding that just under 30% of youth (15-24) have not had a sexual encounter. Some of that 30% is in the 15-17 age range, and 30% (=those who have not "had sex") is less than 50% (=those who have "had sex" at age 17).
BTW, the study summary can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr036.pdf. The method was NOT verbally interviewing. The researchers gave the study participants a laptop and headphones that read the questions to them, and the participants entered their response into the computer.
The research finding that average age of first intercourse is 17.4, is logically compatible with the finding that just under 30% of youth (15-24) have not had a sexual encounter. Some of that 30% is in the 15-17 age range, and 30% (=those who have not "had sex") is less than 50% (=those who have "had sex" at age 17).
Read the article NPR/ Study: More Young People Scorn Sex
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Girls less appeal? Small segment grown less attractive physically? Spare me. Most young guys who are sexually active couldn't care less what their partner looks like. And most girls now think that their most important mission in life is to land a man. That's why at the school where I work, teen pregnancy flourishes, and girls wear their pregnancy like a badge of honor, as if to say, "wow, I've finally arrived". And in case no one has noticed some of the most obese and least attractive people have the biggest broods, so I doubt that lacking good looks precludes sexual activity. They probably did the survey in Utah with the parents listening.
Read the article NPR/ Study: More Young People Scorn Sex
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I love how they divorce sex from the context. Why does a person remain a virgin late in life? Is it for religious or moral reasons? Or because they lack the ability to interact with suitable eligible partners on a social level? Why do some lose their virginity earlier than others? Is it because they are confident and comfortable communicating with and forming relationships with eligible partners? Or is it because they sought out the services of a prostitute or engaged in some form of indiscriminate behaviour purely for the purpose of having sex?
The sex here isn't the important factor. We have the technology to greatly reduce the physical consequences of our sexual choices. The important thing is the degree of socialization. A well-socialized person -- even if he or she does not choose to have sex -- is going to be happier than a poorly socialized person, even if having sex.
The sex here isn't the important factor. We have the technology to greatly reduce the physical consequences of our sexual choices. The important thing is the degree of socialization. A well-socialized person -- even if he or she does not choose to have sex -- is going to be happier than a poorly socialized person, even if having sex.
Read the article SLATE/CDC Report: Virginity is cool again
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"The report, based on interviews conducted between 2006 and 2008 with 13,500 men and women between the ages of 15 to 44, found that almost a third of all 15- to 24-year olds had never had any sort of sexual contact with another person."
Read some social history. This has happened over and over again. You can document it in Canada's population for at least the past 150 years.
Bad economic conditions and more scarce resources delay the formation of young couples relationships, marriage and sexual activity. More young people stay in the family home longer because they have little other choice.
That there is a decline from 2002 to 2008 is to be expected.
With widespread prosperity comes the ability to afford the earlier formation of new households and a rise in activity.
Read some social history. This has happened over and over again. You can document it in Canada's population for at least the past 150 years.
Bad economic conditions and more scarce resources delay the formation of young couples relationships, marriage and sexual activity. More young people stay in the family home longer because they have little other choice.
That there is a decline from 2002 to 2008 is to be expected.
With widespread prosperity comes the ability to afford the earlier formation of new households and a rise in activity.
Read the article GLOBE AND MAIL/ Virginity back in vogue among teens: study
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