National Survey of Family Growth

Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth – T Listing

 

Teenagers

Percentage of never-married teenagers 15-19 years of age who have ever had intercourse, by age and sex

T Listing Tables
2015-2017 2017-2019
Females Males Females Males
Percent (SE)
15-19 years of age 41.6 (3.07) 37.5 (2.96) 41.4 (2.29) 40.1 (2.38)
15-17 years of age 23.6 (3.31) 23.1 (3.05) 27.6 (2.84) 23.2 (2.26)
18-19 years of age 65.3 (4.22) 58.7 (4.40) 61.4 (4.41) 62.7 (3.43)

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Percentage of females and males aged 15-19 years by type of relationship with partner at first intercourse

T Listing Tables
2015-2017 2017-2019
Females Males Females Males
Percent (SE)
Cohabiting, engaged or married 0.8 (0.51) 0.5 (0.27) 0.5 (0.20) 0.5 (0.29)
Going steady 74.6 (3.19) 48.5 (3.73) 61.7 (3.37) 52.1 (3.56)
Going out once in a while 4.1 (1.15) 16.7 (3.05) 9.5 (1.87) 13.6 (2.49)
Had just met/just friends 15.8 (2.85) 29.9 (3.50) 23.5 (3.26) 30.3 (2.81)

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS

 

Percent distribution of females and males aged 18 – 24 years who had sexual intercourse before age 20 by how much their first sexual intercourse was wanted:

T Listing Tables
2015-2017 2017-2019
Females Males Females Males
Percent (SE)
“I really didn’t want it to happen at the time” 5.4 (0.95) 5.1 (1.25) 10.0 (1.41) 3.3 (0.81)
“I had mixed feelings–part of me wanted it to happen
at the time and part of me didn’t”
51.2 (3.15) 24.2 (2.30) 41.9 (2.12) 30.5 (2.51)
“I really wanted it to happen at the time” 43.4 (3.01) 70.8 (2.84) 48.2 (2.34) 66.2 (2.61)

Note: This question was asked in ACASI only of adult respondents ages 18-49 and is shown here for respondents ages 18-24 who had first sexual intercourse before age 20.

Source: Special tabulation by NCHS