SEX STATISTICS - Oral Sex

The following statistics are from The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Familes, and can be found at www.nationalcoalition.org

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Oral Sex

• 77% of teens would classify oral sex as “sex,” while 43% say oral sex is not seen as being as big a deal as sexual intercourse. Nearly 3 in 10 young teens ‘sexually active.’  NBC News, PEOPLE Magazine Poll, 19 January 2005.
• Nine in 10 teens who have had oral sex say they know an STD can be spread through oral sex, but only 3 in 10 always use protection when they have oral sex.  Nearly 3 in 10 young teens ‘sexually active.’  NBC News, PEOPLE Magazine Poll, 19 January 2005.
• Roughly half of young teens who have had oral sex or sexual intercourse have been involved in a casual relationship;
  67 percent of those that have engaged in casual relationships often do so “to satisfy a sexual desire”.  Nearly 3 in 10 young teens ‘sexually active.’  NBC News, PEOPLE Magazine Poll, 19 January 2005.
• 55 percent of teens ages 13-19 admitted to engaging in oral sex
  Seventeen Magazine, 2001.
• A study of 580 ethnically diverse ninth-grade adolescents showed more participants having oral sex (13.5%) than vaginal sex (13.5%), and more participants intended to have oral sex in the next 6 months (31.5%) than vaginal sex (26.3%). Participants evaluated oral sex as less dangerous and more acceptable than vaginal sex for adolescents their age.  Oral Versus Vaginal Sex Among Adolescents: Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behavior, Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher, Jodie L. Cornell, Rhonda Y. Kropp, and Jeanne M. Tschann.  Pediatrics, 4 April 2004.
• Studies indicate that between 14% and 50% of adolescents have had oral sex before their first experience with sexual intercourse, that more adolescents have had oral sex than vaginal sex, and that few adolescents who engage in oral sex are using barrier protection.  Oral Versus Vaginal Sex Among Adolescents: Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behavior, Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher, Jodie L. Cornell, Rhonda Y. Kropp, and Jeanne M. Tschann.  Pediatrics, 4 April 2004.
• A greater number of adolescents believe they have absolutely zero chance of contracting chlamydia and HIV from oral sex (14% and 13%) versus vaginal sex (1% and 2%).  Oral Versus Vaginal Sex Among Adolescents: Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behavior, Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher, Jodie L. Cornell, Rhonda Y. Kropp, and Jeanne M. Tschann.  Pediatrics, 4 April 2004.