Volume 32, Number 6, November/December 2000

TABLES

Table 1. Percentage of never-married males aged 15-19 who report having ever engaged in various sexual activities, by experience with vaginal intercourse and by age and race or ethnicity, 1995
Characteristic N Masturbated by a female Received oral sex from female Gave oral sex to female Had anal intercourse Had vaginal intercourse
ALL RESPONDENTS
Total 1,297 52.5 49.4 38.6 10.6 54.9
Age
15-16 606 38.1 32.6 23.9 7.4 37.1
17-19 691 63.2 61.8 49.5 12.9 67.9
Race/ethnicity
White 474 53.4 50.8 41.8 8.6 50.2
Black 360 52.1 47.1 20.5 15.9 77.6
Hispanic 426 48.2 43.6 36.8 15.9 57.9
EVER HAD VAGINAL SEX
Total 765 77.8 77.4 60.8 18.5 na
Age
15-16 275 70.4 67.3 48.2 19.4 na
17-19 490 80.8 81.5 65.9 18.1 na
Race/ethnicity
White 228 83.6 84.6 70.5 16.5 na
Black 280 60.9 59.1 26.1 20.0 na
Hispanic 244 74.3 68.3 57.4 25.4 na
NEVER HAD VAGINAL SEX
Total 526 21.7 15.4 11.7 0.9 na
Age
15-16 328 19.0 12.1 9.6 0.4 na
17-19 198 25.6 20.1 14.8 1.7 na
Race/ethnicity
White 244 22.8 16.7 12.8 0.6 na
Black 80 21.5 5.6 1.1 2.0 na
Hispanic 179 12.3 9.6 8.7 3.0 na
Notes: Data shown here are taken from responses to an audio computer-assisted self-interviewing survey instrument. na=not applicable.

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Table 2. Cumulative percentage of never-married males aged 15-19 who have ever participated in selected sexual activities, by type of activity, according to age
Activity All 15 16 17-19
Vaginal sex 54.9 28.0 47.2 67.9
Plus anal sex 55.7 28.6 49.0 68.6
Plus oral sex
Given 60.7 33.1 56.2 72.9
Received 63.6 37.1 58.6 75.6
Plus masturbation 67.1 43.7 62.0 78.0
Note: Data shown here are taken from responses to an audio-assisted self-interviewing survey instrument.

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Table 3. Percentage of never-married males aged 15-19 who report ever having engaged in various sexual activities, by year, according to experience with vaginal intercourse and to age and race or ethnicity, 1988 and 1995
Characteristic N Masturbated by a female Received oral sex from female Had vaginal intercourse
1988 1995 1988 1995 1988 1995 1988 1995
ALL RESPONDENTS
Total 1,880 356 40.1 53.2** 43.7 49.5 60.0 60.9
Age
15-16 781 156 25.3 33.3 30.2 32.6 41.1 42.7
17-19 1,098 200 49.5 65.6*** 52.3 59.7 72.1 72.2
Race/ethnicity
White 755 122 45.7 56.9* 48.5 50.3 56.6 55.3
Black 677 110 21.9 49.3*** 25.1 56.9*** 76.8 80.5
Hispanic 386 107 27.7 50.2** 37.6 45.4 64.6 67.2
EVER HAD VAGINAL SEX
Total 1,213 221 59.6 77.5*** 65.5 70.8 na na
Age
15-16 393 73 49.4 72.7** 61.0 62.2 na na
17-19 820 148 63.3 79.4** 67.2 74.0 na na
Race/ethnicity
White 435 61 70.9 87.8** 76.1 73.2 na na
Black 522 84 26.7 58.3*** 30.3 69.3*** na na
Hispanic 229 66 41.2 73.7*** 55.9 66.2 na na
NEVER HAD VAGINAL SEX
Total 623 126 10.7 16.8 10.3 16.9 na na
Age
15-16 364 78 8.3 3.5 8.5 10.0 na na
17-19 259 48 14.0 33.6* 12.8 25.5 na na
*Difference is significant at p<.05. **Difference is significant at p<.01. ***Difference is significant at p<.001. Notes: Significance tests were based on Student's t-tests, with the null hypothesis: µ95-µ88=0. Data shown here are taken from responses to the paper-and-pencil self-administered questionnaire only. Because of small numbers, breakdowns by race and ethnicity are not shown for responddents who never had sex. na=not applicable.

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