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Truth About Sex: 60 Percent of Young Men, Teen Boys Lie About It
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Abstract
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| Results from an online survey of sex and relationships, including attitudes and sexual history, paint a complicated picture for young US men.
The Chicago-based youth market research company TRU partnered with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and Seventeen magazine to conduct the survey of 1,200 males ages 15-22 in November. Of participants, 300 each were ages 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, and 21-22. The intent was to measure sexual respect, Seventeen said.
Among the findings:
*45 percent said they were virgins.
*60 percent reported lying about something related to sex: 30 percent lied about how far they have gone, 24 percent about their number of sexual partners, and 23 percent about their virginity status.
*78 percent agreed there was “way too much pressure” from society to have sex.
*57 percent of sexually active respondents reported having had unprotected sex.
*53 percent said they had talked with a parent about preventing pregnancy.
*51 percent said having sex before marriage was acceptable in their family.
*66 percent said they could be happy in a serious relationship that did not include sex.
The survey also found a double standard in terms of “hooking up,” “friends with benefits” and other areas of sexual openness: Among males, 53 percent said having a lot of casual partners makes them popular, but 71 percent said it makes girls less popular.
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Subjects
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Adolescents
Attitudes
Males
Sexual Behavior or Behaviors
Studies or Surveys
Young Adults
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cdcnpin.org News Record #54712
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