Table 3.

Patterns of communication with parents and peers on sex-related matters among unmarried out-of-school youth

Communication	Total	Males	Females
N	1304	801	503
Initiated sex discussion with father	3.5	3.1	4.3
Father initiated sex discussion with you	6.6	6.9	6.3
Initiated sex discussion with mother	15.9	2.2	37.6	***
Mother initiated sex discussion with you	17.3	7.7	32.6	***
The person who you mostly likely to talk with about matters of love and sex:
Friends of same sex	63.0	64.2	61.0	***
Friends of opposite sex	7.7	10.1	3.8
Father	2.0	2.9	0.6
Mother	14.4	7.9	24.8
Brother or sister	4.2	4.4	4.0
Others (e.g., doctors, teachers, etc.)	8.7	10.5	5.8

Note: ***P < 0.001.