Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics associated with receipt of comprehensive sex education among women ages 15–24 in the United States between 2011 and 2017
| Characteristic | % Comprehensive sex education | p Value⁎ |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 36.3 | |
| Age | <.001 | |
| 15–18 | 30.6 | |
| 19–21 | 38.8 | |
| 22–24 | 40.7 | |
| Race/ethnicity | .35 | |
| Hispanic | 39.4 | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 35.3 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 37.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic other or multiple | 34.4 | |
| Income (% Federal poverty level) | .07 | |
| 0–99 | 33.8 | |
| 100–199 | 35.9 | |
| 200–299 | 35.4 | |
| > 300 | 40.8 | |
| Education | <.001 | |
| Currently in high school | 28.2 | |
| Did not complete 12th grade | 36.7 | |
| High school | 39.7 | |
| Some college or higher | 40.3 | |
| Insurance | .07 | |
| Private | 37.7 | |
| Medicaid, CHIP, state sponsored | 37.2 | |
| Medicare, military, other government | 28.3 | |
| No insurance, single service, Indian Health Service | 32.9 | |
| Place of residence | .08 | |
| Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) | 39.1 | |
| Other MSA | 34.1 | |
| No MSA | 37.0 | |
| Mother (or mother figure's) education | .57 | |
| Less than high school | 35.0 | |
| High school | 38.3 | |
| Some college | 36.9 | |
| Bachelor's | 34.6 | |
| No mother-figure identified | 36.7 | |
| Living with parents or parent-figures | <.001 | |
| Both biological parents | 30.9 | |
| Other or no parental figures | 38.8 | |
| Religion | 0.20 | |
| No religion | 38.4 | |
| Catholic | 38.0 | |
| Protestant | 35.8 | |
| Other | 29.1 | |
| Religiousness (frequency of attending religious services) | .37 | |
| More than once a week | 33.9 | |
| Once a week | 34.7 | |
| 1–3 times a month | 38.7 | |
| 1–11 times a year | 38.2 | |
| Never | 38.0 | |
%s are weighted.
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chi-Square tests assessing the statistical differences in the percentage of respondents receiving comprehensive sex education by sociodemographic characteristics.