This statistic shows the results of a survey among American high school students in grades 9 to 12 who have ever had sexual intercourse as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity. According to the survey, 52.7 percent of male student respondents with a black, non-Hispanic background stated they have had sexual intercourse at least once.
Percentage of high school students who ever had sexual intercourse as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity
The survey was conducted at all regular public and private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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CDC. (June 15, 2018). Percentage of high school students who ever had sexual intercourse as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/222518/us-students-who-had-sexual-intercourse-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of high school students who ever had sexual intercourse as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/222518/us-students-who-had-sexual-intercourse-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2018). Percentage of high school students who ever had sexual intercourse as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/222518/us-students-who-had-sexual-intercourse-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of High School Students Who Ever Had Sexual Intercourse as of 2017, by Gender and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/222518/us-students-who-had-sexual-intercourse-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of high school students who ever had sexual intercourse as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/222518/us-students-who-had-sexual-intercourse-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of high school students who ever had sexual intercourse as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, June 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/222518/us-students-who-had-sexual-intercourse-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
