This statistic displays the percentage of sexually experienced males between the ages of 15-25 that had been tested for an STD in the past 12 months, by ethnicity. About 23.9 percent of young Hispanic males said that they had been tested for an STD in the past 12 months, whereas 38.4 percent of young Black, non-Hispanic males had been tested for an STD in the past 12 months. According to the survey, males with public insurance or no insurance had higher frequencies of STD testing than those on private or parent's insurance.
Percentage of sexually experienced young male Americans who had received an STD test in the past 12 months in 2013 to 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
** “In the past 12 months, have you been tested by a doctor or other medical care provider for a sexually transmitted disease like gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, or syphilis?”
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CDC. (March 10, 2017). Percentage of sexually experienced young male Americans who had received an STD test in the past 12 months in 2013 to 2015, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/689118/percentage-of-male-youth-that-received-an-std-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of sexually experienced young male Americans who had received an STD test in the past 12 months in 2013 to 2015, by ethnicity*." Chart. March 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689118/percentage-of-male-youth-that-received-an-std-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2017). Percentage of sexually experienced young male Americans who had received an STD test in the past 12 months in 2013 to 2015, by ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689118/percentage-of-male-youth-that-received-an-std-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Sexually Experienced Young Male Americans Who Had Received An Std Test in The past 12 Months in 2013 to 2015, by Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689118/percentage-of-male-youth-that-received-an-std-by-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of sexually experienced young male Americans who had received an STD test in the past 12 months in 2013 to 2015, by ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689118/percentage-of-male-youth-that-received-an-std-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of sexually experienced young male Americans who had received an STD test in the past 12 months in 2013 to 2015, by ethnicity* [Graph], CDC, March 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/689118/percentage-of-male-youth-that-received-an-std-by-ethnicity/
