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. 2011 Oct 14;6(10):e24658. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024658

Table 2. Abstinence provisions and levels of abstinence education in state laws & policies.

State Law: Abstinence1 Law Level2 Laws & Policy Level3
Alabama Yes 3 3
Alaska - - 1
Arizona Yes 2 3
Arkansas Yes 2 3
California Yes 1 1
Colorado Yes 2 2
Connecticut No 0 0
Delaware - - 3
Florida Yes 3 3
Georgia Yes 2 2
Hawaii - - 3
Idaho No 0 0
Illinois Yes 3 3
Indiana Yes 3 3
Iowa No 0 0
Kansas - - 0
Kentucky - - 3
Louisiana Yes 3 3
Maine Yes 1 1
Maryland - - 0
Massachusetts No 0 1
Michigan Yes 1 1
Minnesota Yes 1 1
Mississippi Yes 3 3
Missouri Yes 2 2
Montana - - 0
Nebraska - - 2
Nevada No 0 0
New Hampshire No 0 0
New Jersey Yes 1 1
New Mexico - - 3
New York - - 1
North Carolina Yes 3 3
North Dakota - - -
Ohio Yes 3 3
Oklahoma Yes 3 3
Oregon Yes 1 1
Pennsylvania Yes 2 3
Rhode Island Yes 2 3
South Carolina Yes 3 3
South Dakota Yes 2 2
Tennessee Yes 3 3
Texas Yes 3 3
Utah Yes 3 3
Vermont Yes 1 1
Virginia Yes 2 2
Washington Yes 2 2
West Virginia No 0 0
Wisconsin No 0 1
Wyoming - - -
1

State laws with (yes) or without (no) an abstinence provision as of 2007 [16].

2

Level of Abstinence provision in state law as of 2007 [17].

3

Level of Abstinence provision in state law or other policy as of 2005 [19]; differences to laws2 are noted in italics.

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