Finding

 


This finding looks at the relationship between family structure and adolescent sexual debut.

Among a sample of adolescent virgins, those living at home with two parents were roughly 38% less likely to engage in sexual activity for the first time during the following year when compared to adolescents not living at home with two parents.


Sample or Data Description
Data come from Wave I of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The final sample consists of 3,028 adolescents in grades 7-12.


Source
"Friends’ religiosity and first sex."
Adamczyk, A.,
Felson, J.
Social Science Research Vol. in press, Number . , 2006. Page(s) NA.


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