For the report, researchers analyzed data compiled from 2011 to 2015 during in-person interviews on sexual activity. More than 4,000 teenage girls and boys participated in the survey. Researchers compared an analysis of the 2011-2015 data to data obtained during previous surveys in 2002 and 2006-2010.
The collective analysis revealed female teenage use of contraception during first-time sexual intercourse increased from 74.5 percent in 2002 to an average of 81 percent for 2011-2015. For teenage boys, the rate of contraception use during first-time intercourse also increased for the same time period from 71 percent to 77 percent.
Sixty percent of teens reported using the “withdrawal” method, making it second-most common contraception method behind condoms. The method is not recommended by medical professionals because it carries a relatively high-risk of pregnancy due to pre-ejaculate fluid.
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