This statistic shows the results of a 2012 survey among American teenagers aged 12 to 19 regarding the influence of their social environment on their decisions about sex. Some 38 percent of surveyed teenagers stated that parents most influenced their decisions about sex.
Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential?
(United States, 2012)
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The National Campaign. (August 31, 2012). Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/
The National Campaign. "Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012)." Chart. August 31, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/
The National Campaign. (2012). Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/
The National Campaign. "Teenagers: When It Comes to Your Decisions about Sex, Who Is Most Influential? (United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/
The National Campaign, Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012) [Graph], The National Campaign, August 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/