America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy

An annual survey of adults and teens released this week by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy suggests that teens are more cautious about early and casual sex than perhaps is generally believed.

* Two-thirds of teens who have had sex (67%) wish they had waited longer.

* The overwhelming majority of teens (85%) believe that sex should only occur in a long-term, committed relationship.

* Only 26% of teens think it is embarrassing for teens to admit they are virgins.

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