This statistic displays the percentage of sexually experienced young Americans between the ages of 15-25 that had received an STD test in the past 12 months, by ethnicity. About 5.6 percent of Hispanic respondents said that they had been tested for an STD in the past 12 months, where as 12.6 percent of Black, non-Hispanic respondents had been tested for an STD in the past 12 months. Some medical organizations suggest that having more time alone with a medical provider (i.e. without parents) might increase the percentage of youth that choose to receive STD testing and other sexual health services.
Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who had received an STD treatment in 2013-2015, by ethnicity*
had received an STD treatment in the past 12 months
Method of interview
Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
Supplementary notes
* Sexually experienced was defined as those who have ever had vaginal intercourse, oral sex, or anal sex, with an opposite-sex or same-sex partner in their lifetime.
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CDC. (March 10, 2017). Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who had received an STD treatment in 2013-2015, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/689047/percentage-of-youth-that-received-an-std-treatment-by-ethnicity/
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CDC. (2017). Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who had received an STD treatment in 2013-2015, by ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689047/percentage-of-youth-that-received-an-std-treatment-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Sexually Experienced Young Americans Who Had Received An Std Treatment in 2013-2015, by Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689047/percentage-of-youth-that-received-an-std-treatment-by-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who had received an STD treatment in 2013-2015, by ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689047/percentage-of-youth-that-received-an-std-treatment-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
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