ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY - SHS Anonymous Survey Results Heather Johnson QUICK FACTS: The #1 most spread STD in the USA is Genital Warts (HPV). The most aggressive strands can cause cervical, penile, anal and oral cancers. These aggressive strands tend to never show symptoms. HPV is spread through skin-to-skin contact. Condoms are effective in protecting people from STD s that are spread through seminal, vaginal and blood fluids. However, condoms are not effective in protecting people from STD s that are spread skin-to-skin (HPV, Herpes and Syphilis). In the USA, 20 million new cases of an STD occur each year. Half of those cases are young people (ages 15-24). 1 in 4 Americans presently has an STD and nearly 80% of people that are infected do not know it. Abstinence (no genital contact) is the only 100% effective protection. (cdc.gov) 17-18 Students Gender Identity Woman 42% 40% 41% 48% 44% 54% - - - - Man 53% 55% 55% 47% 54% 42% - - - - Genderqueer (a mixture of genders, genderless or genderfluid) 4% 1% 3% 2% 2% 0% - - - - Transgender (gender differs from the one assigned at birth) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% - - - - Agender (not concerned with physical sex neutrally gendered) 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - - Undecided/Questioning 1% 2% 1% 2% 0% 2% - - - - Students Sexual Orientation - who they are physically, spiritually & emotionally attracted to Heterosexual (attracted to someone with the other gender) 84% 88% 88% 89% 97% 89% 82% 88% 97% 95% Homosexual (attracted to someone with the same gender) 1% 6% 1% 7% 3% 0% 4% 1% 0% 1% Bisexual (attracted to both genders) 10% 1% 9% 2% 0% 3% 10% 5% 2% 3% Asexual (does not experience sexual attraction to either gender) 4% 1% 1% 0% 0% 5% - - - - Undecided/Questioning 1% 4% 1% 2% 0% 3% 4% 6% 1% 1% Students perception of the average % of students at SHS that have been sexually active (in contact with another person s genitals:) Students who have ever been sexually active (in genital contact with another person s genitals) 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 55% 50% 60% 50% 60% 21% 55% 27% 45% 24% 55% 40% 56% 35% 56% Sexually active students and their protection practices: Never Engaged in Sexual Activity (genital touching) 85% 46% 74% 58% 79% 48% 74% 47% 68% 52% Used A Condom/Dental Dam Every Time 3% 11% 3% 8% 4% 5% 6% 10% 3% 8% Used A Condom/Dental Dam More Than 50% of Time 1% 7% 9% 12% 4% 19% 1% 10% 6% 12% Used A Condom/Dental Dam Less Than 50% of Time 4% 12% 3% 9% 1% 12% 6% 15% 1% 10% Never Used A Condom/Dental Dam 7% 24% 11% 13% 12 % 16% 13% 18% 22% 12% Students who have ever been tested for a sexually transmitted disease (STD): 9% 12% 2% 10% 11% 19% 8% 11% 6% 18% Sexual contact resulting in pregnancy. 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 1% 0% 0% Students consensual sexual activity (genital contact) in their lifetime: No Romantic, Physical Contact with Another Person 65% 22% 44% 15% - - - - - - Romantic Kissing and/or Romantic Touching (no genital touching) 54% 70% 50% 30% - - - - - - Genital Touching 12% 37% 13% 17% - - - - - - Protected Oral Sex (condom/dental dam) 8% 1% 2% 1% - - - - - - Unprotected Oral Sex 7% 23% 9% 30% - - - - - - Protected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse (condom) 6% 17% 9% 17% - - - - - - Unprotected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse 8% 7% 5% 9% - - - - - -
13-14 Students consensual sexual activity (genital contact) within the last 12 months: No Romantic, Physical Contact with Another Person 56% 27% 51% 45% 43% 35% 58% 29% 43% 30% Romantic Kissing and/or Romantic Touching (no genital touching) 59% 57% 49% 78% 59% 63% 39% 83% 71% 35% Genital Touching 7% 36% 12% 31% 6% 37% 22% 25% 25% 30% Protected Oral Sex (condom/dental dam) 1% 1% 1% 9% 4% 4% 1% 4% 1% 1% Unprotected Oral Sex 5% 15% 5% 20% 9% 25% 12% 22% 14% 20% Protected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse (condom) 5% 13% 8% 14% 4% 26% 6% 18% 6% 20% Unprotected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse 4% 7% 1% 9% 1% 7% 7% 14% 5% 10% Age of first consensual sexual activity: Never Engaged in Sexual Activity (genital touching) 73% 35% 71% 49% 70% 41% 61% 41% 63% 39% 10 years and younger 3% 2% 1% 3% 1.5% 0% 3% 0% 1% 3% 11 12 years 5% 2% 4% 2% 1.5% 0% 1% 1% 3% 0% 13 14 years 18% 15% 15% 10% 24% 12% 21% 11% 19% 12% 15 16 years 1% 41% 9% 35% 3% 42% 14% 39% 14% 41% 17+ years 0% 5% 0% 1% 0% 5% 0% 8% 0% 5% Protection practices with oral sex on a male I have never had any consensual genital contact 83% 46% 76% 57% - - - - - - I ve never had oral sex on a male 12% 31% 19% 29% - - - - - - No, I ve never used a condom when engaged in oral 5% 21% 5% 7% - - - - - - sex on a male Yes, I ve used a condom when engaged in oral sex on a male 0% 2% 0% 7% - - - - - - Protection practices with oral sex on a female I have never had any consensual genital contact 82% 47% 75% 56% - - - - - - I ve never had oral sex on a female 9% 30% 10% 22% - - - - - - No, I ve never used a dental dam (barrier used over 8% 29% 13% 20% - - - - - - female genitals) when engaged in oral sex on a female Yes, I ve used a dental dam when engaged in oral sex on a female 1% 0% 2% 2% - - - - - - Sexually active students who have ever involved drugs and/or alcohol before/during the act of genital contact. Never Were Drugs/Alcohol Ever Used 94% 41% 85% 59% 87% 63% 80% 70% 93% 57% Alcohol Was Involved 6% 11% 4% 16% 9% 31% 8% 15% 3% 24% Marijuana Was Involved 0% 14% 8% 16% 4% 22% 7% 14% 3% 16% Other Drugs: abuse of prescribed drugs, cocaine, heroin, meth, designer drugs, hallucinogens, and inhalants 0% 8% 3% 9% 0% 0% 5% 1% 1% 3% Students who have participated in sexting : 42% 66% 53% 57% 44% 58% 42% 60% 47% 61% Students who have participated in pornography. 43% 51% 44% 72% 40% 51% 60% 52% 41% 60% Students who have participated in posting, sending or receiving a sexual image online. 22% 20% 28% 22% 23% 25% 18% 16% 11% 6%
Students who have been approached online by an older person they did not know that engaged them in communication, exchange of personal information or to meet with them in person. 43% 30% 38% 34% 32% 28% 28% 43% 23% 22% Students who have engaged in masturbation. 60% 68% 54% 74% 51% 63% 67% 72% 58% 56% Students personal values/boundaries regarding their sexual activity: No Romantic, Physical Contact with Another Person 5% 2% 9% 2% 3% 4% 9% 4% 9% 1% Romantic Kissing and/or Romantic Touching (no genital touching) 49% 21% 43% 33% 55% 26% 40% 30% 41% 37% Genital Touching 15% 11% 13% 12% 11% 5% 18% 13% 13% 17% Protected Oral Sex (condom/dental dam) 7% 2% 5% 5% 3% 4% 7% 4% 5% 6% Unprotected Oral Sex 4% 9% 1% 9% 3% 2% 7% 6% 7% 6% Protected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse (condom) 17% 49% 27% 32% 23% 57% 14% 41% 26% 37% Unprotected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse 3% 6% 2% 7% 2% 2% 5% 2% 0% 0% Students perception of their parents /guardians values and boundaries that they would want practiced by their student: No Romantic, Physical Contact with Another Person 23% 12% 29% 15% 9% 7% 20% 9% 15% 5% Romantic Kissing and/or Romantic Touching (no genital touching) 65% 55% 55% 60% 73% 56% 68% 58% 63% 72% Genital Touching 3% 5% 3% 5% 5% 5% 3% 7% 9% 7% Protected Oral Sex (condom/dental dam) 3% 1% 0% 5% 1% 0% 3% 2% 3% 0% Unprotected Oral Sex 0% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 3% 1% Protected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse (condom) 5% 21% 12% 13% 11% 32% 6% 23% 6% 15% Unprotected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse 1% 43% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% The number of different, consensual sexual partners that students have been in genital contact with Never Engaged in Sexual Activity (genital touching) 78% 39% 72% 55% - - - - - - 1 9% 32% 16% 20% - - - - - - 2 5% 11% 7% 13% - - - - - - 3 3% 2% 3% 5% - - - - - - 4 3% 8% 2% 6% - - - - - - 5 1% 1% 0% 0% - - - - - - 6 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - - - - 7 1% 1% 0% 0% - - - - - - 8 or more 0% 6% 0% 1% - - - - - - Students who have talked to a parent/guardian in the past 12 months about sexuality. 78% 66% 69% 74% 70% 79% 68% 78% 73% 55% Students who have been a victim of sexual abuse: One Time/ Rarely 7% 9% 3% 16% 7% 12% 8% 11% 9% 20% Sometimes 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 1% 1% Often / Very Often 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 1% 0%
9 th - 10 th 11 th -12 th Reasons students choose/chose to NOT be sexually active (genital contact). I Presently Choose To Be Sexually Active 13% 40% 9% 32% 18% 51% 18% 30% 23% 28% Influenced by Parents 36% 21% 29% 30% 29% 21% 22% 25% 28% 26% Influenced by Values and/or Religion 23% 15% 24% 25% 22% 16% 22% 14% 25% 23% Influenced by Media (Societal Pressure) 4% 2% 2% 3% 1% 4% 4% 0% 2% 3% Fear of STD s / Pregnancy 37% 13% 26% 26% 31% 21% 22% 17% 34% 26% Regret From Past Sexual Activity 3% 3% 2% 3% 1% 5% 5% 8% 5% 7% Not Ready Yet 43% 19% 37% 33% 32% 25% 24% 19% 24% 32% Fear Of What It Would Do To My Reputation 23% 9% 17% 9% 13% 11% 13% 12% 17% 15% It s Special, Want to Wait For Marriage/Committed 24% 26% 23% 32% 33% 30% 28% 27% 34% 39% Relationship There Is No One Available to Have Sex With 5% 10% 8% 2% 4% 7% 5% 2% 1% 1% Reasons students choose / chose to be sexually active (genital contact). I Have Never Been In Contact With Another s Genitals 79% 43% 57% 53% 74% 42% 68% 36% 64% 47% Influenced By Partner/Friends 5% 8% 7% 7% 7% 12% 7% 8% 7% 13% Wanted To Get It Over With 1% 3% 1% 5% 0% 2% 0% 3% 1% 9% Influenced By Media (Societal Pressure) 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 3% 2% 0% 0% Out Of Curiosity 12% 18% 9% 18% 12% 25% 10% 13% 14% 17% Out Of Rebellion 1% 0% 3% 7% 1% 2% 3% 2% 1% 3% I Was Forced/Tricked/Under The Influence 3% 1% 3% 5% 1% 5% 3% 2% 2% 5% For An Expression of Love 9% 26% 8% 23% 12% 33% 13% 24% 11% 33% Because Of The Way It Feels 9% 16% 15% 23% 9% 19% 21% 25% 21% 22% Because I Was Ready 12% 29% 15% 25% 15% 28% 11% 27% 11% 26% The students most important determining factor for when it s appropriate to participate in sexual contact. Any Time You Are Emotionally/Physically Ready 41% 44% 43% 36% 26% 42% 33% 33% 28% 26% When You Are Married 27% 16% 31% 28% 34% 19% 35% 27% 40% 28% When You Are In A Long Term Relationship 12% 25% 11% 14% 27% 14% 10% 15% 17% 17% As Soon As You Are Ovulating/Producing Sperm 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% When You Love The Person You Want To Have Sex With 19% 14% 15% 22% 12% 25% 22% 25% 15% 28% When sexually active students were tested for STD s I have been sexually active, but I have never been 13% 44% 15% 78% 13% 69% - - - - tested for an STD I was tested, but the results were negative 8% 13% 13% 22% 7% 31% - - - - I tested positive for Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhea 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% - - - - I tested positive for Herpes - *there is not yet a blood 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - - test for Herpes, only symptoms let one know I tested positive for Genital Warts (HPV) - *there is not yet a blood test for HPV, only symptoms let one know 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - - I tested positive for Hepatitis B or C 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - - I tested positive for HIV 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - - I tested positive for another type of STD 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - - - -