Table 3.

Parent-Child Communication about Sexual Topics, by Gender of Parent and Gender of Child

	Percent (%)				Overall q-values
	Fathers		Mothers		By gender of parent		By gender of teen
Communication	Sons	Daughters	Sons	Daughters	Mothers of sons vs. fathers of sons	Mothers of daughters vs. fathers of daughters	Fathers of sons vs. fathers of daughters	Mothers of sons vs. mothers of daughters
How much talked about child's being sexually active and various topics (% a great deal or a moderate amount)
The biology of sex and pregnancy	43.7	42.8	52.1	59.0	0.069	0.000*	0.357	0.027*
Issues about dating and relationships	47.1	57.8	54.6	70.0	0.059	0.001*	0.021*	0.000*
Whether to wait to be sexually active until married	43.1	48.0	48.2	61.1	0.357	0.002*	0.442	0.001*
The moral issues of not having sex	43.8	48.3	48.6	58.5	0.457	0.029*	0.547	0.016*
The dangers of getting an STD	43.7	45.8	51.8	57.0	0.075	0.012*	0.849	0.176
The negative things that would happen if pregnant	48.0	52.4	49.8	58.1	0.860	0.350	0.517	0.055
The negative impact on his/her social life because of losing the respect of others	48.0	52.4	49.8	58.1	0.860	0.350	0.517	0.055
Asked that child wait to have sex (% yes)	60.4	67.8	69.3	76.8	0.012*	0.012*	0.069	0.020*

Note. STD = sexually transmitted disease.

* q < .05.