Increase the proportion of adolescents who get formal sex education before age 18 years — Data - Healthy People 2030

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

Data Source: National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), CDC/NCHS

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

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 15–19 years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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

Status: Little or no detectable change

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