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Study says That 9 out of 10 Americans Have Had Premarital Sex
- More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study.
- 99 percent of the respondents had had sex by age 44, and 95 percent had done so before marriage.
- Even among a subgroup of those who abstained from sex until at least age 20, four-fifths had had premarital sex by age 44
- The study found women virtually as likely as men to engage in premarital sex, even those born decades ago.
- Among women born between 1950 and 1978, at least 91 percent had had premarital sex by age 30, he said, while among those born in the 1940s, 88 percent had done so by age 44.
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Date: 12/20/2006
Study Evaluates the Impact of Family and Religion on Youth
- Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were least likely to have ever gotten into a fight (27.1 percent)
- Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were least likely to have ever used hard drugs (8.5 percent)
- Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever committed a theft of $50 or more (11.7 percent)
- Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever shoplifted (6.1 percent)
- Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever run away (5.2 percent)
- Teen girls from intact families with frequent religious attendance averaged the fewest sexual partners (0.47)
- Teen boys from intact families with frequent religious attendance averaged the fewest sexual partners (1.04)
- Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever been drunk (22.4 percent)
- Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance were the least likely to have ever been expelled or suspended from school (17.3 percent)
- Teens from intact families with frequent religious attendance earned the highest GPA (2.94)
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Date: 12/19/2006
Survey Reveals that Children Under 10 y/o Do Not Rank God as a Top Priority
- Children under 10 think being a celebrity is the "very best thing in the world" but do not think quite as much of God, a survey has revealed.
- The poll of just under 1,500 youngsters ranked "God" as their tenth favourite thing in the world, with celebrity, "good looks" and being rich at one, two and three respectively.
- Just over three quarters of the youngsters said they would probably marry later in life, although 21 per cent gave a definite "No"
- When asked how much money was needed to be rich, the children quoted figures ranging from £1,000 to £10 million - down on 2005 when the range was £460 to £200 million
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Date: 12/18/2006
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