Undergirding Abstinence Within a Sexuality Education Program

Tables:

*** Table 1A: (Males) and Table 1B: (Females)

Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use, TEEN STAR 1999-2001, USA						Youth Risk Behavior Survey - 1999

Table 1A: Males
Age	Total N	Active Prior N(%)	Began during N(%)	Contrac. "Nearly always" N(%)	Discontinued interc. N(%)	Active prior %	Curr. Active %	*Curr. Abstin't %**

11	8	2(25)	1(15)	-	2(66)	age<13
12	33	1(3)	1(3.1)	-	2(100)	[14.2]
13	48	4(8.3)	5(11.3)	-	4(44)	-
14	306	29(9.4)	16(5.7)	39(71)	27(49)	44.5	29.1	31.3
15	392	32(8.8)	16(4.4)	48(81)	18(38)	51.1	33.9	29.2
16	34	3(8.8)	2(64)	-	1(20)	51.4	35.4	28.6
17	1	0	1(100)	-	1(100)	63.9	48.1	22.0

Total	822	71(9.40)	41(5.4)	78(69)	39(35)

Table 1B: Females
Age	Total N	Active Prior N(%)	Began during N(%)	Contrac. "Nearly always" N(%)	Discontinued interc. N(%)	Active prior %	Curr. Active %	Curr. Abstin't %

11	5	0	0
12	36	1(2.7)	2(5.7)	1(33)	1(33)	age<13
13	68	3(4.4)	2(3.0)	0	2(40)	[4.4]
14	189	4(2.1)	3(1.6)	1(16)	5(71)	32.5	24.0	26.7
15	187	7(3.7)	5(2.7)	9(60)	6(50)	42.6	32.0	24.8
16	11	1(9)	2(20)	2(33)	2(33)	53.8	39.5	26.5

Total	496	16(3.2)	14(2.9)	13(43)	19(63)

*** Table 2A: (Males) and Table 2B: (Females)

Positive influence of fertility awareness perceived on sexual behavior -- determined, or less likely to have sex before marriage.

Table 2A: Males
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	75	65%	14	50%
14-15 years	594	75%	103	50%
16 years	29	86%	6	50%

Table 2B: Females
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	101	72%	8	50%
14-15 years	354	84%	22	64%
16 years	8	37%	3	66%

*** Table 3A: (Males) and Table 3B: (Females)

Greater Control of Emotions Perceived by (%).

Table 3A: Males
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	75	71%	14	71%
14-15 years	594	68%	103	60%
16 years	29	72%	6	83%

Table 3B: Females
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	101	82%	8	62%
14-15 years	354	71%	22	68%
16 years	8	50%	3	66%

*** Table 4A: (Males) and Table 4B: (Females)

Greater Empathy with Others Perceived by (%).

Table 4A: Males
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	75	67%	14	50%
14-15 years	594	77%	103	75%
16 years	29	79%	6	33%

Table 4B: Females
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	101	83%	8	75%
14-15 years	354	79%	22	77%
16 years	8	62%	3	100%

*** Table 5A: (Males) and Table 5B: (Females)

Overall Helpfulness of Program.

Table 5A: Males
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	75	81%	14	93%
14-15 years	594	86%	103	74%
16 years	29	83%	6	50%

Table 5B: Females
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	101	90%	8	77%
14-15 years	354	88%	22	77%
16 years	8	77%	3	100%

*** Table 6A: (Males) and Table 6B: (Females)

Talked with Parents about Program.

Table 6A: Males
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	75	55%	14	36%
14-15 years	594	49%	103	29%
16 years	29	31%	6	33%

Table 6B: Females
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	101	70%	8	50%
14-15 years	354	50%	22	64%
16 years	8	55%	3	33%

*** Table 7A: (Males) and Table 7B: (Females)

Talked with Friends about Program.

Table 7A: Males
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	75	58%	14	64%
14-15 years	594	68%	103	63%
16 years	29	86%	6	66%

Table 7B: Females
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	101	82%	8	75%
14-15 years	354	85%	22	86%
16 years	8	55%	3	66%

*** Table 8A: (Males) and Table 8B: (Females)

Reasons for Remaining Chaste (Virgin) or Returning to Chastity (Non-Virgin)* by External and Internal Locus of control: N - %.

Table 8A: Males*
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	External	Internal	External	Internal
11-13 years	45 - 60%	33 - 44%	4 - 29%	1 - 7%
14-15 years	475 - 80%	407 - 69%	25 - 24%	9 - 9%
16 years	26 - 90%	14 - 48%	2 - 33%	-

Table 8B: Females*
Age	Virgin		Non-Virgin
	External	Internal	External	Internal
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
11-13 years	70 - 69%	67 - 66%	1 - 12%	1 - 12%
14-15 years	304 - 86%	299 - 84%	6 - 27%	5 - 22%
16 years	7 - 87%	3 - 33%	1 - 33%	1 - 33%
*Many responses were incomplete mostly at the student's choice, but also because of incomplete copying of tests by one large co-ed school.

*** Table 9

Table 9 Reasons for not having sex identified by locus of control I = internal locus E = external locus

If you haven't had sex, or if you are abstaining from any further sexual contact, which of the following reasons for NOT having sex are important to you? (Check all that apply.)

-----01. -----02. -----03. -----04. -----05. -----06. -----07. -----08. -----09. -----10. -----11. -----12.	It is against my religious beliefs. -- E It just doesn't seem like a very smart thing to do. -- I I don't want to face the problems of an unwanted pregnancy. -- E I don't want to get AIDS or some other sexually transmitted disease. -- E I haven't found the right person. -- I I haven't had an opportunity. -- I I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it. -- I I feel it's morally wrong. -- E I don't feel I'm ready. -- I I don't want to disappoint my parents. -- E I don't want to be used or taken advantage of. -- I Other:

*** Table 10A: (Males) and Table 10B: (Females)

Table 10A: The Most Frequently remembered topics. Males
Age	Virgin	Non-Virgin
11-13 years	"Other". Chastity. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. Contraception. Self-knowledge. Videos. N - 75	"Other". Self-knowledge. Videos. Chastity. N - 14
14-15 years	Self-knowledge. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. STD's. Videos. N - 594	"Other". Negative comment. STD's. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. N - 103
16 years	Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. The teacher. Videos. STD's. N - 29	"other" Cycle. STD's. Self-knowledge. Negative Comment. N - 6

Table 10B: Females
Age	Virgin	Non-Virgin
11-13 years	"Other". Self-knowledge. -the Cycle. Chastity. N - 101	Cycle. Self-knowledge. Chastity. N - 8
14-15 years	Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. Speakers. STD's. Abortion. "Other." N - 354	Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. "Other." STD's. Abortion. Speakers. N - 22
16 years	"Other". Videos. N - 8	STD's. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. N - 3

*** Table 11A: (Males) and Table 11B: (Females)

Table 11A: Most frequently remembered topics Males
Age	Virgin	Non-Virgin
11-13 years	"Other". Chastity. "Other". STD's. Abortion. N - 75	Chastity. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. HIV/AIDS. Self-knowledge. N - 14
14-15 years	Chastity. "Other". STD's. Self-knowledge. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. N - 594	"Other". Chastity. STD's. Self-knowledge. Negative comment. N - 103
16 years	Chastity. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. STD's. Abortion. N - 29	STD's. Self-knowledge. Chastity. Negative Comment. N - 6

Table 11B: Females
Age	Virgin	Non-Virgin
11-13 years	"Other". Responsibility/respect/consequences of choices. Self-knowledge. N - 101	Cycle. Self-Knowledge. STD's. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. Videos. Chastity. N - 8
14-15 years	Chastity. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. "Other". STD's. N - 354	"Other." Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. STD's. N - 22
16 years	"Other". Abortion. STD's. HIV/AIDS. Contraception. N - 8	Chastity. Unwanted pregnancy as consequence of sex. N - 3

*** Table 12: (Males) and (Females)

Table 12: Continued Sex Activity vs. Use of Contraception
Male 11-13 6 continued	Total 14 2 used always or most of the time	- 33%
Male 14-15 57 continued	Total 103 43 used always or most of the time 1 didn't answer	- 75%
Male 16-17 5 continued	Total 6 4 used always or most of the time	- 80%

Of the 68 males who continued sexual activity 49 (72% also continued to use contraception
Female 11-13 5 continued	Total 8 2 used always or most of the time	- 40%
Female 14-15 10 continued	Total 22 4 used always or most of the time 1 didn't answer	- 40%
Female 1 1 continued	Total 3 1 used always or most of the time	- 100%
Of the 17 females who continued sexual activity 7 (43% also continued to use contraception

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