U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of adolescents who get formal sex education before age 18 years — FP‑08 Data

Status: Little or no detectable change

  Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
54.5 percent (2017-19)

Target:
59.1 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
52.8 percent of adolescents received formal instruction on delaying sex, birth control methods, HIV/AIDS prevention, and sexually transmitted diseases before they were 18 years old, as reported in 2015-17

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Adolescents who received formal instruction on delaying sex, birth control methods, HIV/AIDS prevention, and sexually transmitted diseases before age 18 years, 2015-17 to 2017-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015-17 2017-19
Total
52.8
CI 48.1 / 57.4
SE 2.322
54.5
CI 49.8 / 59.2
SE 2.370

Adolescents who received formal instruction on delaying sex, birth control methods, HIV/AIDS prevention, and sexually transmitted diseases before age 18 years by Geographic location, 2015-17 to 2017-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015-17 2017-19
Non-metropolitan
DSU
57.3
CI 46.1 / 67.9
SE 5.529

Highest and lowest rates for Adolescents who received formal instruction on delaying sex, birth control methods, HIV/AIDS prevention, and sexually transmitted diseases before age 18 years: Disparities by Geographic location, 2015-17 to 2017-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired