A 2021 survey of American high school students found that, of students who were sexually active, around 51.8 percent of them used a condom during their last sexual intercourse. The prevalence of condom usage was higher among male students.
Share of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse in the United States in 2021, by sex
Characteristic
Share of students
Average
51.8%
Male
57.7%
Female
47.3%
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The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Data are among students who were currently sexually active.
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222519/us-students-who-used-condoms-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse in the United States in 2021, by sex." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222519/us-students-who-used-condoms-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2023). Share of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse in the United States in 2021, by sex. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222519/us-students-who-used-condoms-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of High School Students Who Used a Condom during Last Sexual Intercourse in The United States in 2021, by Sex." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222519/us-students-who-used-condoms-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Share of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse in the United States in 2021, by sex Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222519/us-students-who-used-condoms-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Share of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222519/us-students-who-used-condoms-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
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