TABLE 2. Prevalence of condom and primary contraceptive use at last sexual intercourse among sexually active* high school students, by demographic characteristics — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019 .
| Demographic characteristic | Any condom use† |
Primary contraceptive method |
Condoms and IUD, implant, shot, patch, ring, or birth control pills |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUD or implant |
Shot, patch, or ring |
Birth control pills |
Condom |
Withdrawal or other method |
No method |
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| %§ (95% CI) | p value¶ | %§ (95% CI) | p value¶ | %§ (95% CI) | p value¶ | %§ (95% CI) | p value¶ | %§ (95% CI) | p value¶ | %§ (95% CI) | p value¶ | %§ (95% CI) | p value¶ | %§ (95% CI) | p value¶ | |
|
Total
|
54.3 (52.0–56.6)
|
NA
|
4.8 (3.3–7.0)
|
NA
|
3.3 (2.3–4.7)
|
NA
|
23.3 (19.8–27.2)
|
NA
|
43.9 (40.6–47.3)
|
NA
|
10.1 (8.5–12.0)
|
NA
|
10.7 (8.8–12.8)
|
NA
|
9.1 (7.4–11.2)
|
NA
|
|
Sex
|
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
0.20 |
NA |
<0.05 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
0.34 |
NA |
0.21 |
NA |
0.10 |
| Female |
49.6 (45.6–53.6) |
NA |
5.6 (4.0–7.6) |
NA |
4.5 (2.9–6.8) |
NA |
26.1 (22.1–30.5) |
NA |
38.8 (34.0–44.0) |
NA |
10.8 (8.9–13.0) |
NA |
11.9 (9.1–15.3) |
NA |
10.3 (8.3–12.7) |
NA |
| Male |
60.0 (57.0–63.0) |
NA |
4.0 (2.1–7.4) |
NA |
2.1 (1.2–3.6) |
NA |
20.2 (16.4–24.7) |
NA |
49.4 (45.8–53.1) |
NA |
9.3 (7.1–12.2) |
NA |
9.3 (7.1–12.1) |
NA |
7.9 (5.8–10.7) |
NA |
|
Grade
|
NA |
<0.05 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
0.29 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
0.20 |
NA |
0.63 |
NA |
<0.01 |
| 9 |
61.3** (54.6–67.5) |
NA |
0.1**,††,§§ (0.0–0.7) |
NA |
2.4 (0.9–6.2) |
NA |
10.9**,†† (6.0–19.1) |
NA |
55.3**,†† (47.4–62.9) |
NA |
10.6 (6.9–15.9) |
NA |
14.1 (9.1–21.2) |
NA |
4.7** (2.7–8.2) |
NA |
| 10 |
55.4 (50.2–60.4) |
NA |
3.3** (2.0–5.6) |
NA |
2.1 (1.0–4.4) |
NA |
18.2**,†† (13.4–24.3) |
NA |
47.7** (41.2–54.3) |
NA |
12.5 (9.5–16.4) |
NA |
10.5 (7.2–15.1) |
NA |
7.0** (4.7–10.3) |
NA |
| 11 |
56.3 (51.9–60.6) |
NA |
3.2** (1.8–5.8) |
NA |
4.2 (2.6–6.7) |
NA |
25.8 (21.0–31.3) |
NA |
45.3** (39.4–51.4) |
NA |
7.9 (5.9–10.5) |
NA |
10.1 (7.9–12.8) |
NA |
8.9 (6.1–12.9) |
NA |
| 12 |
50.3 (46.9–53.8) |
NA |
8.2 (5.5–12.2) |
NA |
3.6 (2.0–6.3) |
NA |
27.7 (23.3–32.5) |
NA |
37.4 (33.4–41.6) |
NA |
10.3 (7.9–13.3) |
NA |
10.2 (6.9–14.9) |
NA |
11.6 (8.9–15.0) |
NA |
|
Race/Ethnicity
|
NA |
<0.05 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
0.07 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
<0.01 |
NA |
<0.01 |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
48.2¶¶,*** (43.2–53.3) |
NA |
2.0¶¶ (1.0–4.0) |
NA |
5.4 (2.9–9.9) |
NA |
12.1¶¶ (8.7–16.5) |
NA |
37.2*** (31.2–43.6) |
NA |
13.9¶¶ (8.4–22.2) |
NA |
23.2¶¶,*** (19.2–27.7) |
NA |
7.5¶¶ (5.1–10.8) |
NA |
| Hispanic |
56.2 (52.0–60.3) |
NA |
1.6¶¶ (0.7–3.4) |
NA |
1.4 (0.6–3.2) |
NA |
15.5¶¶ (11.5–20.5) |
NA |
49.6¶¶ (44.7–54.4) |
NA |
13.1¶¶ (10.0–17.0) |
NA |
12.8¶¶ (9.1–17.8) |
NA |
4.8¶¶ (3.1–7.4) |
NA |
| White, non-Hispanic | 55.8 (52.9–58.6) | NA | 6.7 (5.0–9.0) | NA | 4.0 (2.5–6.4) | NA | 29.7 (25.7–34.0) | NA | 42.3 (38.2–46.5) | NA | 7.7 (6.1–9.8) | NA | 6.8 (5.3–8.6) | NA | 12.4 (10.1–15.2) | NA |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; IUD = intrauterine device; NA = not applicable.
* Defined as having had sexual intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey (n = 3,226). Except for any condom use at last sexual intercourse, students reporting only same-sex sexual contact use were excluded; therefore, the analytic sample was restricted to sexually active students who reported having had sexual contact with someone of the opposite sex (n = 2,698). Among sexually active students, excluding those who only had same-sex sexual contact, a total of 93 (3.9%) students answered the pregnancy prevention question “not sure”; findings are not presented for this group.
† Any condom use at last sexual intercourse was measured by a separate item from condoms as the primary method used for preventing pregnancy.
§ Weighted estimates.
¶ Significance is defined as p<0.05, by chi-square test.
** Significantly different than grade 12, by linear contrast t-test
†† Significantly different than grade 11, by linear contrast t-test.
§§ Significantly different than grade 10, by linear contrast t-test.
¶¶ Significantly different than white, non-Hispanic race/ethnicity, by linear contrast t-test.
*** Significantly different than Hispanic race/ethnicity, by linear contrast t-test.