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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Health Care. 2008 Mar 4;23(1):2–9. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.09.003

TABLE 4.

Top five risk behaviors/factors of 16-to 20-year-old female adolescents

Risk behaviors/factors Female % (N = 24)
Ever had any type sexual intercourse (sex) 100
Ever gotten drunk or high on beer, wine coolers, or other alcohol 67
Smoke cigarettes or chew/use smokeless tobacco 58
Do not exercise or play hard (e.g., running, dancing,
 basketball, swimming, fast bicycling, etc.) for at least
 20 minutes, three or more times a week
58
Often feel very sad or down for past month 46