In a survey conducted in Australia in 2021, the leading reason young respondents aged 14 to 18 years gave for not yet having sex was that they had not had the opportunity. Over 70 percent of respondents also reported that they are proud to say 'no' and mean it.
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La Trobe University. (December 21, 2022). Share of young respondents who agreed with statements about why they had not had sex yet in Australia in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417198/australia-reasons-young-respondents-had-not-yet-had-sex/
La Trobe University. "Share of young respondents who agreed with statements about why they had not had sex yet in Australia in 2021." Chart. December 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417198/australia-reasons-young-respondents-had-not-yet-had-sex/
La Trobe University. (2022). Share of young respondents who agreed with statements about why they had not had sex yet in Australia in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417198/australia-reasons-young-respondents-had-not-yet-had-sex/
La Trobe University. "Share of Young Respondents Who Agreed with Statements about Why They Had Not Had Sex yet in Australia in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417198/australia-reasons-young-respondents-had-not-yet-had-sex/
La Trobe University, Share of young respondents who agreed with statements about why they had not had sex yet in Australia in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417198/australia-reasons-young-respondents-had-not-yet-had-sex/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Share of young respondents who agreed with statements about why they had not had sex yet in Australia in 2021 [Graph], La Trobe University, December 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417198/australia-reasons-young-respondents-had-not-yet-had-sex/