Table 5.

Prevalence among respondents who have ever had sexual intercourse of sexual health and risk behaviours by age and gender, BC AHS 2003

Behaviours by gender (%)	12 to 14 years	15 to 16 years	17+ years
Used alcohol or drugs at last intercourse
Males	23.9	32.6	32.8
Females	38.5	24.6	19.8
More than 1 sexual partner in the past year
Males	45.5	44.5	46.2
Females	38.5	40.6	38.5
Used condoms at last intercourse
Males	72.3	77.7	69.8
Females	78.2	68.3	54.7
Used birth control pills at last intercourse
Males	23.2	37.2	43.6
Females	26.3	45.0	49.3
Used effective contraceptive methods at last intercourse
Males	75.9	89.8	88.1
Females	83.1	87.6	87.0