New KFF/YM Magazine National Survey of Teens on Dating, Intimacy, and Sexual Experiences:
5. In the group you hang out with how many have a (girlfriend or boyfriend/boyfriend or girlfriend)?
 |
Boys |
 |
Girls |
|
Total |
 |
| All of them |
4 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
 |
| Not too important |
20 |
|
22 |
|
21 |
|
| Most |
28 |
|
24 |
|
26 |
|
| Some |
35 |
|
34 |
|
34 |
|
| Only a few |
28 |
|
30 |
|
29 |
|
| None of them |
4 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
|
| Don't know |
1 |
|
* |
|
1 |
|
| Refused |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
6. When a boy and a girl (in your group/ your age) are boyfriend and girlfriend what kinds of things do they generally do together?
|
Boys |
|
Girls |
|
Total |
|
|
|
| a. Spend a lot of their free time alone together? |
54
34
7
*
5
0 |
|
54
38
7
*
1
0 |
|
54
36
7
*
1
0 |
|
Yes, couples do this
No, couples do not do this
Sometimes/Depends (Vol)
Nobody my ages (Vol)
Don't know
Refused |
|
| b. Go out on dates to dinner or the movies? |
73
16
9
*
2
0 |
|
72
19
8
*
1
0 |
|
73
17
8
*
2
0 |
|
Yes, couples do this
No, couples do not do this
Sometimes/Depends (Vol)
Nobody my ages (Vol)
Don't know
Refused |
|
| c. Say "I love you" to each other? |
56
27
10
*
7
0 |
|
55
23
15
*
7
0 |
|
56
25
12
*
7
0 |
|
Yes, couples do this
No, couples do not do this
Sometimes/Depends (Vol)
Nobody my ages (Vol)
Don't know
Refused |
|
| d. Kiss? |
86
7
4
*
3
0 |
|
85
7
5
*
3
0 |
|
86
1
4
*
3
0 |
|
Yes, couples do this
No, couples do not do this
Sometimes/Depends (Vol)
Nobody my ages (Vol)
Don't know
Refused |
|
| e. French kiss? |
61
18
4
*
16
0 |
|
67
16
4
*
12
0 |
|
64
18
4
*
14
0 |
|
Yes, couples do this
No, couples do not do this
Sometimes/Depends (Vol)
Nobody my ages (Vol)
Don't know
Refused |
|
| f. Touch or fondle each other in a sexual way? |
42
40
6
*
12
0 |
|
37
41
8
*
13
0 |
|
40
40
7
*
13
0 |
|
Yes, couples do this
No, couples do not do this
Sometimes/Depends (Vol)
Nobody my ages (Vol)
Don't know
Refused |
|
| g. Have sexual intercourse? |
29
46
7
*
17
0 |
|
25
49
13
*
12
1 |
|
27
48
10
*
15
* |
|
Yes, couples do this
No, couples do not do this
Sometimes/Depends (Vol)
Nobody my ages (Vol)
Don't know
Refused |
|
h. Use birth control?
Based on those who say couples have intercourse; n=225 |
58
14
10
NA
18
0 |
|
69
13
11
NA
7
0 |
|
64
13
10
NA
13
0 |
|
Yes, couples do this
No, couples do not do this
Sometimes/Depends (Vol)
Nobody my ages (Vol)
Don't know
Refused |
7. When a boy and girl (in your group/your age) are boyfriend and girlfriend, how important is it that they are intimate in a sexual way - meaning kissing, making out, fooling around, and possibly having intercourse? From the point of view of the (
Insert), how important is it to be intimate in these ways, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important?
|
Boys |
|
Girls |
|
Total |
|
|
|
| Girls |
7 |
|
3 |
|
5 |
|
Very important |
| |
37 |
|
38 |
|
37 |
|
Somewhat important |
| |
37 |
|
38 |
|
38 |
|
Not too important |
| |
12 |
|
21 |
|
17 |
|
Not at all important |
| |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
Nobody my age dates (Vol) |
| |
6 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
Don't know |
| |
* |
|
0 |
|
* |
|
Refused |
|
| Boys |
16 |
|
22 |
|
19 |
|
Very important |
| |
42 |
|
41 |
|
41 |
|
Somewhat important |
| |
30 |
|
22 |
|
26 |
|
Not too important |
| |
10 |
|
12 |
|
11 |
|
Not at all important |
| |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
Nobody my age dates (Vol) |
| |
2 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
Don't know |
| |
* |
|
0 |
|
* |
|
Refused |
|
8. How many in the group you hang out with have
Ever had a "serious" relationship? All of them, most, some, only a few, or none of them?
|
Boys |
|
Girls |
|
Total |
|
| All |
3 |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
| Most |
15 |
|
18 |
|
16 |
|
| Some |
23 |
|
21 |
|
22 |
|
| Only a few |
47 |
|
45 |
|
46 |
|
| None |
11 |
|
14 |
|
12 |
|
| Don't know |
2 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
| Refused |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
