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Percentage of high school students who were currently sexually active,* by sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts† --- selected sites, United States, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2001--2009

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Now that my oldest is going

into High School as a 9th grader this Fall – I guess I should have “the

talk” (again) with him.

Their definition of “sexually active” is “Had sexual

intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey.”

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Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Risk

Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9--12 --- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance,

Selected Sites, United States,

2001--2009

Early Release

June 6,

2011 / 60(Early Release);1-133

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss60e0606a1.htm?s_cid=ss60e0606a1_e & source=govdelivery

TABLE 57.

Percentage of high school students who were currently sexually active,* by

sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts† ---

selected sites, United States, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2001--2009

Site

No.

Sexual identity

Heterosexual

Gay or lesbian

Bisexual

Not sure

%

(95% CI)§

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

State surveys

Connecticut

---¶

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Delaware

9,996

41.6

(39.9--43.3)

62.9

(51.7--72.9)

61.5

(56.2--66.4)

34.1

(26.1--43.1)

Maine

8,778

33.7

(31.4--36.0)

36.0

(23.4--50.8)

48.1

(39.4--56.9)

36.1

(23.7--50.7)

Massachusetts

15,296

32.0

(30.6--33.5)

53.2

(45.1--61.2)

52.6

(46.8--58.4)

32.6

(26.9--38.8)

Rhode

Island

4,845

31.3

(28.9--33.8)

55.3

(42.0--68.0)

53.6

(46.7--60.4)

32.0

(24.3--40.9)

Vermont

13,330

30.5

(27.9--33.2)

47.0

(38.9--55.3)

54.2

(49.5--58.8)

31.4

(26.3--36.8)

Wisconsin

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Local surveys

Boston,

MA

6,079

37.2

(35.4--39.0)

54.5

(36.7--71.2)

50.7

(41.9--59.6)

32.0

(23.9--41.4)

Chicago,

IL

3,377

40.5

(37.3--43.9)

58.4

(42.8--72.4)

54.4

(45.2--63.4)

35.5

(24.0--49.0)

Milwaukee,

WI

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

New

York City, NY

24,193

28.6

(26.6--30.6)

43.2

(33.2--53.9)

47.9

(42.1--53.8)

26.3

(20.3--33.4)

San

Diego, CA

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

San

Francisco, CA

7,502

19.3

(18.0--20.8)

25.0

(15.5--37.7)

44.3

(37.9--50.9)

14.3

(10.6--19.0)

Median

32.0

53.2

52.6

32.0

Range

19.3--41.6

25.0--62.9

44.3--61.5

14.3--36.1

* Had sexual

intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey.

† Among students who ever had

sexual contact.

§ Confidence interval.

¶ Not available.

TABLE 57. (Continued)

Percentage of high school students who were currently sexually active,* by

sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts† ---

selected sites, United States, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2001--2009

Site

No.

Sex of sexual contacts

Opposite sex only

Same sex only

Both sexes

%

(95% CI)§

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

State surveys

Connecticut

2,284

51.0

(47.7--54.2)

49.3

(37.4--61.3)

58.1

(50.4--65.4)

Delaware

5,641

73.8

(72.3--75.2)

63.3

(50.4--74.4)

83.2

(77.5--87.8)

Maine

2,703

58.0

(55.1--60.7)

46.8

(37.4--56.5)

65.8

(58.8--72.1)

Massachusetts

8,618

56.3

(54.7--57.9)

52.4

(46.4--58.3)

64.0

(59.0--68.8)

Rhode

Island

2,998

50.8

(47.6--54.0)

46.7

(36.3--57.4)

60.8

(50.9--69.8)

Vermont

10,285

74.9

(73.7--76.0)

68.0

(59.5--75.4)

87.4

(83.8--90.3)

Wisconsin

2,491

51.3

(48.1--54.5)

52.5

(39.6--65.2)

59.4

(51.4--66.9)

Local surveys

Boston,

MA

3,584

60.1

(58.0--62.1)

57.1

(47.7--66.0)

69.3

(60.6--76.9)

Chicago,

IL

2,108

65.3

(62.2--68.2)

64.2

(51.0--75.6)

66.4

(55.5--75.8)

Milwaukee,

WI

2,085

62.6

(60.0--65.1)

52.3

(40.7--63.7)

61.3

(50.7--70.9)

New

York City, NY

13,833

53.4

(51.3--55.5)

47.9

(40.4--55.5)

58.9

(53.7--63.9)

San

Diego, CA

1,898

67.7

(65.1--70.2)

52.2

(36.1--67.8)

74.2

(61.3--83.9)

San

Francisco, CA

---¶

---

---

---

---

---

---

Median

59.0

52.4

64.9

Range

50.8--74.9

46.7--68.0

58.1--87.4

* Had sexual

intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey.

† Among students who ever had

sexual contact.

§ Confidence interval.

¶ Not available.

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