|
Updated 5/1/97
|
Number of
women 15-44 years of age who have ever had voluntary intercourse and percent distribution
by age of first voluntary partner, according to age at first intercourse and race and
Hispanic origin: United States, 1995
|
Age at
first intercourse
and race
and Hispanic origin |
Number in
thousands |
Total |
Age of
first voluntary partner in years
|
| Under 16 |
16-17 |
18-19 |
20-22 |
23-24 |
25 and over |
|
|
|
Percent
distribution
|
| All women |
53,614 |
100.0 |
5.8 |
23.4 |
26.3 |
22.3 |
8.4 |
13.9 |
Age at
first intercourse |
Under 16 years |
12,757 |
100.0 |
22.0 |
43.8 |
21.2 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
| 16 years |
8,840 |
100.0 |
2.4 |
41.8 |
34.5 |
13.9 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
| 17 years |
8,984 |
100.0 |
0.6 |
27.7 |
41.6 |
19.2 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
| 18 years |
7,215 |
100.0 |
0.5 |
7.7 |
36.7 |
33.3 |
9.7 |
9.1 |
| 19 years |
4,868 |
100.0 |
- |
2.0 |
24.1 |
45.9 |
11.4 |
16.7 |
| 20-22 years |
7,298 |
100.0 |
- |
0.6 |
7.2 |
43.2 |
19.5 |
29.5 |
| 23-24 years |
1,835 |
100.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.8 |
15.6 |
29.3 |
52.8 |
| 25 years and over |
1,817 |
100.0 |
- |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
11.5 |
84.2 |
|
Age at
first intercourse
and race
and Hispanic origin |
Number in
thousands |
Total |
Age of
first voluntary partner in years
|
| Under 16 |
16-17 |
18-19 |
20-22 |
23-24 |
25 and over |
|
|
|
Percent
distribution
|
Race and Hispanic origin
and age at first intercourse |
Hispanic |
5,887 |
100.0 |
4.7 |
17.9 |
21.1 |
25.8 |
10.3 |
20.3 |
 Under 16 years |
1,305 |
100.0 |
17.3 |
37.3 |
22.3 |
14.1 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
| 16-19 years |
2,960 |
100.0 |
1.4 |
18.3 |
28.4 |
30.0 |
9.4 |
12.6 |
| 20 years and over |
1,622 |
100.0 |
- |
1.0 |
6.7 |
27.8 |
18.2 |
46.2 |
| Non-Hispanic white |
38,110 |
100.0 |
5.3 |
24.0 |
27.2 |
22.8 |
8.6 |
12.2 |
| Under 16 years |
8,411 |
100.0 |
21.2 |
45.9 |
20.8 |
6.6 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
| 16-19 years |
22,166 |
100.0 |
1.1 |
23.5 |
37.1 |
24.7 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
| 20 years and over |
7,534 |
100.0 |
- |
0.7 |
5.4 |
35.3 |
20.7 |
38.1 |
| Non-Hispanic black |
7,462 |
100.0 |
9.7 |
27.5 |
28.9 |
18.2 |
5.4 |
10.3 |
| Under 16 years |
2,684 |
100.0 |
26.0 |
41.1 |
21.6 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
| 16-19 years |
3,946 |
100.0 |
0.5 |
23.8 |
39.1 |
24.2 |
5.2 |
7.2 |
| 20 years and over |
832 |
100.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
3.9 |
31.0 |
18.7 |
46.0 |
|
| - Quantity zero. |
| NOTE: Percents may not add to 100
due to rounding. |
Suggested citation: Abma JC, Chandra A, Mosher WD, Peterson L, Piccinino L. Fertility,
family planning, and women's health: new data from the 1995 National Survey of Family
Growth. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 23(19). 1997. |
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