Table 1.

Percentage distribution of adolescents aged 15–17 and young adults aged 18–25 covered by their parents’ private health insurance plan (n = 2,325), NSFG 2013–2015

Selected characteristics	Aged 15–17		Aged 18–25 covered by parents’ private health insurance
	n	Weighted %	n	Weighted %
	1,237	45.4	1,088	54.6
Demographics
Gender
Female	613	46.1	570	50.3
Male	624	53.9	518	49.7
Race/ethnicity
White	535	55.2	686	68.3
Black	230	15.2	158	11.6
Latina/Latino	393	23.0	180	15.2
Other	79	6.6	64	4.9
Socioeconomic position
Living arrangements
Living with two parents	731	62.6	492	47.8
Living with a single parent	428	32.3	214	16.1
Other	78	5.1	382	36.1
Mother’s education
Less than HS	210	14.9	80	6.7
HS graduate	365	27.1	268	22.9
Some college	322	25.5	318	29.2
University degree or higher	330	32.5	420	41.2
Mother was teen at first birth
Yes	380	30.8	209	18.8
No	836	69.2	862	81.1
Health insurance status
Parents’ private insurance	596	54.4	1,088	100.0
Personal private insurance	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Medicaid	481	34.6	N/A	N/A
Medicare	58	4.2	N/A	N/A
No health insurance coverage	102	6.8	N/A	N/A
Sexual Experience and Education
Ever had sexual intercourse
Yes	358	27.4	833	79.0
No	879	72.6	255	21.0
Received formal contraceptive education
Yes	963	76.04	847	82.4
No	272	23.96	157	17.6
# of SRH topics discussed with parent
0	340	28.9	274	25.4
1–3	535	41.6	362	37.8
4–6	361	29.5	367	36.8
Use of SRH services in past 12 months
Any contraceptive services, including emergency contraception (females only)
Yes	169	27.5	352	62.6
No	444	72.5	218	37.4

HS = high school; NSFG = National Survey of Family Growth; SRH = sexual and reproductive health.