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New KFF/YM Magazine National Survey of Teens on Dating, Intimacy, and Sexual Experiences:


D3. Are you of Hispanic or Latino descent, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or some other Spanish background?

D4. What is your race, are you white, black, Asian, or some other race?

Boys Girls Total
White 67   79   73
Black 17   8   13
Hispanic 12   11   11
Other/Undesignated 3   2   3


D5. Do you have any children of your own? (If Yes Ask: How many?)

Boys Girls Total
One child 1   1   1
Two children 0   0   0
Three or more children 0   0   0
No children 35   24   30
Don't know *   0   *
Refused 0   0   0
Have never had sexual intercourse/Don't Know/Refused 64   75   69


D6. Respondent's Age

Boys   Girls   Total
13 18   20   19
14 15   16   26
15 16   16   16
16 16   20   18
17 21   18   19
18 14   10   12


D7. Are you now married, living with a (boy/girl)friend, widowed, divorced, separated or have you never been married?

Boys   Girls   Total
Married 0   0   0
Living with a (boy/girl)friend 0   1   *
Widowed 0   0   0
Divorced 0   0   0
Separated 0   0   0
Never been married 100   100   100
Don't Know 0   0   0
Refused 0   0   0


D8. Household Income

Boys   Girls   Total
Less than $10,000 4   6   5
$10,000 to under $20,000 9   7   8
$30,000 to under $40,000 19   15   17
$40,000 to under $50,000 11   15   13
$50,000 to under $75,000 23   20   22
$75,000 to under $100,000 11   9   9
$100,000 or more 6   7   6
Don't Know 9   7   8


D9. What year of school are you in?

Boys   Girls   Total
6th grade or lower *   1   *
7th 5   6   6
8th 19   16   17
9th (freshman in high school) 17   17   17
10th (sophomore in high school) 18   17   18
11th (junior in high school) 16   21   18
12th (senior in high school) 21   17   19
1st/freshman year of college 4   5   5
2nd/sophomore year of college 1   *   *
Don't Know 9   7   8
3rd/junior year of college or higher 0   *   *
Refused *   0   *


Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. We really appreciate your cooperation. We are conducting this survey for a major foundation that works to help people of all ages understand health is-sues. Your answers will be combined with answers from hundreds of others your age from all over the country. The information will help us understand more about how teenagers think and feel. Thanks again for your time and opinions. Have a nice (day/evening).

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New KFF/YM Magazine National Survey of Teens on Dating, Intimacy, and Sexual Experiences:
Survey Part Fourteen | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | 
Part Five | Part Six | Part Seven | Part Eight | Part Nine | 
Part Ten |  Part Eleven | Part Twelve | 
Part Thirteen | 

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Publication Number: 1373
Publish Date: 1998-03-27

 

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