This statistic depicts the percentage of gay and lesbian youth in the United States who had engaged in select sexual risk behaviors from 2015-2017, by gender. According to the data, among lesbian females who ever had sexual intercourse, 11.1 percent had their first sexual intercourse before the age of 13 years.
Sexual risk behaviors among young gay and lesbian adults in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
Ever had sexual intercourse
47.8
48.4
Had first sexual intercourse before age 13 years*
21.4
11.1
Had sexual intercourse with ≥ 4 persons*
28.8
25.2
Currently sexually active*^
67.1
69.3
Did not use condom during last sexual intercourse*^^
54.4
82.5
Did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse*^^^
48.8
68.5
Drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse*
* Analysis conducted among only students who ever had sexual intercourse. Analyses were not conducted for no condom use among female students with only
same-sex sexual contact or for no pregnancy prevention use among male or female students with only same-sex sexual contact. In addition, students who had no
sexual contact are excluded from the analyses by sex of sexual contact.
^ Had sexual intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey.
^^ Question asked about condom use by “you or your partner."
^^^ Question asked about method used for pregnancy prevention by “you or your partner.”
^^^^ Question asked, “Have you ever been tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS? (Do not count tests done if you donated blood.)”
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MMWR, & CDC. (September 14, 2018). Sexual risk behaviors among young gay and lesbian adults in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915196/gay-lesbian-youth-sexual-risk-behaviors-by-gender-us/
MMWR, und CDC. "Sexual risk behaviors among young gay and lesbian adults in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by gender." Chart. September 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915196/gay-lesbian-youth-sexual-risk-behaviors-by-gender-us/
MMWR, CDC. (2018). Sexual risk behaviors among young gay and lesbian adults in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915196/gay-lesbian-youth-sexual-risk-behaviors-by-gender-us/
MMWR, and CDC. "Sexual Risk Behaviors among Young Gay and Lesbian Adults in The U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915196/gay-lesbian-youth-sexual-risk-behaviors-by-gender-us/
MMWR & CDC, Sexual risk behaviors among young gay and lesbian adults in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915196/gay-lesbian-youth-sexual-risk-behaviors-by-gender-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Sexual risk behaviors among young gay and lesbian adults in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by gender [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, September 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915196/gay-lesbian-youth-sexual-risk-behaviors-by-gender-us/
