Teenage Males Engage in Genital Sexual Activity Beyond Vaginal Sexual Intercourse

Abstract:
Data on various sexual practices from the 1995 National Survey of Adolescent Males (NSAN) was examined. In 1995, 55% of males aged 15-19 reported that they had ever engaged in vaginal intercourse, 53% that they had ever been masturbated by a female, 49% that they had ever received oral sex, 39% that they had ever given oral sex and 11% that they had ever engaged in anal sex. Between 1988 and 1995, the proportion of males who reported having ever been masturbated by a female increased from 40% to 53%. Levels more than doubled for black teenagers bringing them in line with levels of oral sex reported by white and Hispanic adolescent males in 1995. The study concludes that evidence from the NSAM shows that a substantial share of male adolescents engage in genital sexual activity beyond vaginal sexual intercourse. The need to monitor a broad spectrum of sexual behaviors among adolescents is present.

Publication: RAP Time


Date Published: 1/5/2001

Pages: 2

Location Code: 6379