One of every 3 girls has had sex by age 16 and 2 out of 3 by age 18. Two of 3 boys have had sex by age 18.

A majority of both girls and boys who are sexually active wish they had waited. Eight in ten girls and six in ten boys say they wish they had waited until they were older to have sex.

Nearly four in 10 young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20 - nearly one million a year.
Source: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Nationwide, 7.4% of students had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years Source: The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Young Americans between the ages of 13 and 24 are still contracting HIV at the rate of 2 per hour.
Source: Office of National AIDS Policy