TABLE 1.
Sexual Behaviors Among Female Respondents Who Reported Oral, Vaginal, or Anal Sex With a Male Partner in the Past 12 Months in the 2011–2013 to 2017–2019 Survey Periods of the National Survey of Family Growth
| Weighted % or Mean (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2013 | 2013–15 | 2015–17 | 2017–2019 | |
| Total respondents (unweighted n) | 4458 | 4517 | 3817 | 4134 |
| Had oral sex with a male partner in past 12 mo | 85.4% (83.7%–87.0%) | 86.0% (84.3%–87.8%) | 85.8% (83.5%–88.0%) | 89.4% (87.9%–90.9%) |
| Used condom at last oral sex with male sex partner* | 6.3% (5.1%–7.6%) | 4.5% (3.6%–5.3%) | 4.1% (3.2%–5.0%) | 4.3% (3.3%–5.3%) |
| Had anal sex with male partner in past 12 mo | 21.0% (19.0%–23.1%) | 22.1% (20.7%–23.6%) | 21.1% (19.2%–23.0%) | 23.3% (21.3%–25.4%) |
| Used condom at last anal sex with male partner | 15.3% (11.8%–19.2%) | 17.6% (14.4%–20.7%) | 16.5% (12.4%–20.3%) | 18.2% (14.4%–22.0%) |
| Total no. male partners in past 12 mo | 1.36 (1.30–1.42) | 1.34 (1.30–1.37) | 1.41 (1.35–1.46) | 1.36 (1.31–1.40) |
| No. male vaginal sex partners in past 12 mo | 1.32 (1.26–1.38) | 1.29 (1.27–1.32) | 1.34 (1.30–1.38) | 1.31 (1.27–1.35) |
| No. male oral sex partners in past 12 mo | 1.07 (1.02–1.11) | 1.07 (1.04–1.10) | 1.12 (1.08–1.17) | 1.14 (1.11–1.18) |
| No. male anal sex partners in past 12 mo | 0.22 (0.20–0.24) | 0.24 (0.23–0.26) | 0.23 (0.21–0.25) | 0.25 (0.22–0.27) |
All estimates have been weighted to represent the US household population aged 15 to 44 years.
*Among participants reporting ever performing oral sex on a male partner and having had any oral sex in the past year.