The majority of high-school students have remained sexually abstinent

More than one in two high-school students report they have remained abstinent, an increase of nearly 18 percent since the early 1990s. The trend was most striking among African-American students, with an 88-percent increase in those remaining abstinent.

Percent of abstinent high school students, by race

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2009.