Indicator 50: HIV/AIDS Education and Sexual Behavior

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Table 50. Percentage of high school students reporting selected sexual behaviors and receiving HIV/AIDS education, by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade: Various years, 1991 to 2003
					1999			2001			2003
Characteristic	1991 Total	1993 Total	1995 Total	1997 Total	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Taught about HIV/AIDS in school
Total1	—	—	86	92	91	90	92	89	89	89	88	87	89
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	—	—	87	93	92	92	93	91	92	90	90	90	91
Black, non-Hispanic	—	—	84	90	87	85	89	86	84	88	85	83	88
Hispanic	—	—	84	86	84	84	84	81	80	81	83	83	84
Grade
9	—	—	86	90	88	87	89	87	87	86	84	83	85
10	—	—	88	92	91	91	90	90	89	90	89	88	91
11	—	—	85	92	92	91	94	91	91	91	89	89	90
12	—	—	87	92	92	90	94	90	90	90	90	90	90
Never had sexual intercourse
Total1	46	47	47	52	50	48	52	54	52	57	53	52	55
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	50	52	51	56	55	55	55	57	55	59	58	60	57
Black, non-Hispanic	19	20	27	27	29	24	33	39	31	47	33	26	39
Hispanic	47	44	42	48	46	37	55	52	47	56	49	43	54
Grade
9	61	62	63	62	61	56	68	66	60	71	67	63	72
10	52	54	52	58	53	49	57	59	58	61	56	55	57
11	38	43	41	50	48	49	46	48	46	50	47	47	47
12	33	32	34	39	35	36	34	40	39	40	38	39	38
Currently sexually active2
Total1	37	38	38	35	36	36	36	33	33	33	34	34	35
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	34	34	35	32	33	31	35	31	30	32	31	29	33
Black, non-Hispanic	59	59	54	54	53	56	50	46	52	40	49	54	44
Hispanic	37	39	39	35	36	39	34	36	37	35	37	39	36
Grade
9	22	25	24	24	27	29	24	23	26	20	21	24	18
10	33	30	34	29	33	34	32	30	29	31	31	30	31
11	43	40	42	38	38	35	40	38	38	38	41	39	43
12	51	53	50	46	51	48	53	48	45	51	49	47	51
Condom use during last sexual intercourse3
Total1	46	53	54	57	58	66	51	58	65	51	63	69	57
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	47	52	53	56	55	63	48	57	64	51	63	69	57
Black, non-Hispanic	48	57	66	64	70	75	65	67	73	61	73	81	64
Hispanic	37	46	44	48	55	66	43	54	59	48	57	63	52
Grade
9	53	62	63	59	67	70	63	68	69	67	69	71	66
10	46	55	60	59	63	70	55	60	69	52	69	72	66
11	49	55	52	60	59	69	50	59	65	53	61	67	56
12	41	47	50	52	48	56	41	49	59	41	57	67	49
— Not available.
1Includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown.
2Sexual intercourse within 3 months preceding the survey.
3Among currently sexually active students.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003.

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