US study says sex down among young adults, teens

[WI_DEM]

ATLANTA (AP) — Apparently, fewer high school and college students are having sex.

U.S. health officials say the proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds who have had some kind of sex dropped in the past decade from 78 percent to about 72 percent.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study Thursday. The lead author described the decline as small but significant.

Some experts say an emphasis on abstinence in sex education may have played a role. Some say concern about sexually spread diseases may have been a factor. Still others suggest this is a generation of kids who are less inclined to experiment with drugs and sex.



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[guruoo]

1. ROTFL!

[Modern_Matthew]

2. Now I have an excuse for my 2 year drought. THANKS! nt

[GSLevel9]

5. 2 YEARS????? Doesn't it like... fall off after a year or so? :D nt

[Modern_Matthew]

8. So far so good. LOL! nt

[joeybee12]

3. Wow, only 72%!!!

That's hardly anyone!

[Democrats_win]

4. Meanwhile in Egypt, young adults are bringing down dictatorships.

This is NOT the greatest generation. Fine, don't experiment with drugs and sex. But DO get out and fight the coporate and religios fascists!

[FSogol]

6. The secret is: Put down your cell phone, smart phone, i-device, laptop, etc.

Silly fools.

[MattBaggins]

7. WTF? You dirty liberals are slacking

Get out there and corrupt some more teens.

[Shagbark Hickory]

9. I always get a kick out of these surveys. Yeah ask a 16 year old boy if he's having sex.

What a load of rubbish.

[seabeyond]

11. wouldnt you be asking that 16 yr old girl, too? nt

[Shagbark Hickory]

13. Girls aren't kiss and tells so another skewed data set. nt

[seabeyond]

14. not only do girls like and have sex... with these 16 yr old boys, they talk about it too

probably not the same "lockerroom" stories, but you can bet they are talking about it with friends.

[Shagbark Hickory]

20. OK you got me.

Feminist comment duly noted.
You demonstrated how I am a male cheuvenist pig.
Go you.

[seabeyond]

22. conditioned. nt

[Codeine]

19. You must not know any girls these days.

They aren't ashamed of their sexuality anymore.

[Shagbark Hickory]

21. OK you got me too.

I must not.

[Botany]

10. Sex is like that ...

.... it always goes up and down.

[PassingFair]

25. I thought it was in and out.

:hide:

[JHB]

12. Wait, aren't these the same teens who have been "hypersexualized"...

...by our "pornographic culture"?

[seabeyond]

16. actually, studies shows it has desensitized them to the point of not being able to get it up. nt

[PBS Poll-435]

15. You mean like with another person?

:hide:

[seabeyond]

17. i always wonder about that one, .... with these studies. nt

[DainBramaged]

18. Its the chemicals

:shrug:

[Yavin4]

23. Maybe It's Because We're More Open About Sex

So, like the study suggests, there's less experimentation.

[seabeyond]

24. inundating kids with the perversities and obsessiveness to the point we turned them off?

i can see that.

[WinkyDink]

26. U.S. study shows prevarication up among young adults, teens.