[menu-bar.gif (21833 bytes)] Number of women 15-44 years of age who have ever had sexual intercourse and percent whose first intercourse was not Updated 5/1/97 voluntary, by selected characteristics: United States, 1995 ------------------------------------------- Percent whose first intercourse Number in was not Characteristic thousands voluntary1 ------------------------------------------- All women2 53,793 7.8 Age at first intercourse Under 16 years 13,944 16.1 [Image]Under 15 years 7,290 22.1 16 years 8,750 6.5 17 years 8,754 4.9 18 years 6,941 5.1 19 years 4,759 5.0 20 years and over 10,646 3.3 ------------------------------------------- Percent whose first intercourse Number in was not Characteristic thousands voluntary1 ------------------------------------------- Year of first intercourse 1990-95 8,978 6.3 1985-89 9,988 6.4 1980-84 10,451 7.1 1975-79 11,005 8.4 1958-74 13,372 9.8 ------------------------------------------- Percent whose first intercourse Number in was not Characteristic thousands voluntary1 ------------------------------------------- Race and Hispanic origin and age at first intercourse Hispanic 5,907 9.4 [Image]Under 16 years 1,456 18.1 [Image]16-19 years 2,894 7.4 [Image]20 years and over 1,558 5.0 Non-Hispanic white 38,212 7.0 [Image]Under 16 years 9,219 15.3 [Image]16-19 years 21,628 5.0 [Image]20 years and over 7,364 2.6 Non-Hispanic black 7,484 9.1 [Image]Under 16 years 2,835 15.0 [Image]16-19 years 3,852 5.5 [Image]20 years and over 796 5.1 ------------------------------------------- Percent whose first intercourse Number in was not Characteristic thousands voluntary1 ------------------------------------------- Family background Both parents from birth3 33,232 6.4 Single parent from birth 1,850 13.0 Both parents, then one parent 7,083 7.5 Stepparent4 7,529 9.8 Other 4,098 13.2 -------------------------------------------- 1 Includes first intercourse reported as "rape" or "not voluntary." 2 Includes women of other race and origin groups not shown separately. 3 Includes women who lived with either both biological or both adoptive parents until they left home. 4 Parents separated or divorced, then custodial parent remarried. 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. About NCHS | News Releases | What's New Publications and Information Products | (CDC) Privacy Policy Notice Coming Events | Data Warehouse | FASTATS A to Z Search | How To... | Other Sites | Employment Frequent Questions | E-mail | Customer Satisfaction Survey Surveys and Data Collection Systems CDC | Text-based Table of Contents