Fayette County 2007 10th Grade  Survey Results
		OVERALL
SECTION A - Demographics		Frequency	Percent
Number of Participants		183	100.0%
School
Brownstown		28	15.3%
Ramsey		27	14.8%
St. Elmo		23	12.6%
Vandalia		105	54.7%
Gender
Male		79	43.2%
Female		104	56.8%
Age
14		1	0.5%
15		67	36.6%
16		93	50.8%
17		16	8.7%
18		1	0.5%
Who do you live with most of the time?
I live with both parents		90	49.2%
I live with my mother only		26	14.2%
I live with my father only		5	2.7%
I live with 1 parent & 1 stepparent		40	21.9%
I live with other relatives/guardians		17	9.3%
Other*		5	2.7%
How often do you attend church services?
Never		36	19.7%
About once or twice a year		30	16.4%
Several times a year		19	10.4%
About once a month		12	6.6%
2-3 times a month		18	9.8%
Every week		47	25.7%
Several times a week		14	7.7%
Other**		7	3.8%
*NOTE:  Other Responses Included:  adopted parents, mother & grandparents, mother & aunt/uncle
**NOTE:  Other Responses Included:  haven't for a few years, used to go, I talk to God everyday, once in a while
SECTION B & H - AIDS
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
1.  Only people who look sick can spread the AIDS virus.  (False)
TRUE		1	0.5%
FALSE		179	97.8%
DON'T KNOW		3	1.6%
No Answer		0	0.0%
2.  Condoms reduce the risk of getting the AIDS virus. (True)
TRUE		130	71.0%
FALSE		43	23.5%
DON'T KNOW		10	5.5%
No Answer		0	0.0%
3  A person can get the AIDS virus even if he or she has sexual intercourse just one time without a condom.
TRUE		173	94.5%
FALSE		4	2.2%
DON'T KNOW		6	3.3%
No Answer		0	0.0%
4.  A person can get AIDS by touching or hugging someone with AIDS.
TRUE		8	4.4%
FALSE		170	92.9%
DON'T KNOW		5	2.7%
No Answer		0	0.0%
5.  Most people who have the AIDS virus show signs of being sick right away.  (False)
TRUE		9	4.9%
FALSE		149	81.4%
DON'T KNOW		25	13.7%
No Answer		0	0.0%
6.  You can get AIDS by having anal sex without a condom.  (True)
TRUE		133	72.7%
FALSE		7	3.8%
DON'T KNOW		43	23.5%
No Answer		0	0.0%
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
7.  You can get AIDS by being bitten by a mosquito that has bitten someone with AIDS.  (False)
TRUE		70	38.3%
FALSE		43	23.5%
DON'T KNOW		70	38.3%
No Answer		0	0.0%
8.  Only people who have sexual intercourse with gay (homosexual) people get AIDS.  (False)
TRUE		6	3.3%
FALSE		172	94.0%
DON'T KNOW		5	2.7%
No Answer		0	0.0%
9.  You can get AIDS from kissing someone who has AIDS.  (False)
TRUE		36	19.7%
FALSE		107	58.5%
DON'T KNOW		40	21.9%
No Answer		0	0.0%
10.  You can get AIDS by having sexual intercourse with someone who has shared drug needles. (True)
TRUE		161	88.0%
FALSE		9	4.9%
DON'T KNOW		13	7.1%
No Answer		0	0.0%
11.  Birth control pills protect a woman from getting the AIDS virus.  (False)
TRUE		3	1.6%
FALSE		169	92.3%
DON'T KNOW		11	6.0%
No Answer		0	0.0%
Where have you learned the most about AIDS?  Check all that apply.
School		179	97.8%
Television		154	84.2%
Radio		49	26.8%
Doctors		98	53.6%
Church		35	19.1%
Friends		131	71.6%
Newspapers or magazines		81	44.3%
Movies		109	59.6%
Books		80	43.7%
Parents or adult relatives		118	64.5%
Sisters, brothers, or teenage relatives		66	36.1%
Boyfriend/Girlfriend		40	21.9%
Pamphlets or flyers		84	45.9%
Billboards		62	33.9%
Internet		103	56.3%
None, No learning		1	0.5%
Other*		3	1.6%
Average Number of Correct Answers		8.7	79.1%
*NOTE:  Other Responses Included:  gay porn, older cousin with AIDS
SECTION C - Confidence Expressing Opinions
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
1.  Could you talk with your friends about the following topics without being embarrassed:  someone you would like to have as a boyfriend or girlfriend, sex, condoms, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases?
I definitely could not		2	1.1%
I probably could not		5	2.7%
I probably could		66	36.1%
I definitely could		109	59.6%
No answer		1	0.5%
2.  Could you talk with your boyfriend/girlfriend about the following topics without being embarrassed:  sex, condoms, AIDS, and sexually transmitted diseases?
I definitely could not		4	2.2%
I probably could not		19	10.4%
I probably could		76	41.5%
I definitely could		84	45.9%
No answer		0	0.0%
3.  Could you ask someone you like to spend time with you or go out with you?
I definitely could not		2	1.1%
I probably could not		22	12.0%
I probably could		86	47.0%
I definitely could		73	39.9%
No answer		0	0.0%
4.  Could you tell your boyfriend/girlfriend that you don't want to make out with him/her, to stop touching you sexually, or that you don't want to have sex?
I definitely could not		10	5.5%
I probably could not		17	9.3%
I probably could		51	27.9%
I definitely could		105	57.4%
No answer		0	0.0%
5.  How comfortable do you feel talking with your parent(s) or the adult(s) you live with about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, pregnancy, and using condoms?
I feel very uncomfortable		45	24.6%
I feel somewhat uncomfortable		43	23.5%
I feel somewhat comfortable		62	33.9%
I feel very comfortable		32	17.5%
No answer		1	0.5%
SECTION D - Talks Had with Parents
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
1.  Have you ever talked with your parent(s) or the adult(s) you live with about sex or using condoms?
Yes		134	73.2%
No		49	26.8%
No Answer		0	0.0%
2. Have you ever talked with your parent(s) or the adult(s) you live with about diseases you can get from having sexual intercourse?
Yes		87	47.5%
No		96	52.5%
No Answer		0	0.0%
3. Have you ever talked with your parent(s) or the adult(s) you live with about pregnancy?
Yes		132	72.1%
No		51	27.9%
No Answer		0	0.0%
SECTION E - How Worried
1.  How worried are you that you might get AIDS?
Not at all worried		107	58.5%
Somewhat worried		55	30.1%
Very worried		21	11.5%
No answer		0	0.0%
2.  How worried are you that you might get a disease from having sex?
Not at all worried		83	45.4%
Somewhat worried		70	38.3%
Very worried		30	16.4%
No answer		0	0.0%
3. How worried are you that you might get pregnant if you are a girl, or that you might get a girl pregnant if you are a boy?
Not at all worried		67	36.6%
Somewhat worried		76	41.5%
Very worried		40	21.9%
No answer		0	0.0%
SECTION F - Chances
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
1.  What do you think the chances are that you will get a sexually transmitted disease someday?
No chance at all		75	41.0%
Might happen		104	56.8%
Very likely to happen		4	2.2%
No answer		0	0.0%
2.  What do you think the chances are that you will get pregnant or get a girl pregnant before you are 20?
No chance at all		74	40.4%
Might happen		93	50.8%
Very likely to happen		16	8.7%
No answer		0	0.0%
SECTION G - Actions of Friends
1.  How many of your friends think condoms are too much trouble to use?
None		69	37.7%
A few		76	41.5%
About half		20	10.9%
Most		16	8.7%
All		1	0.5%
No answer		1	0.5%
2.  How many of your friends do you think have had sexual intercourse?
None		12	6.6%
A few		41	22.4%
About half		35	19.1%
Most		77	42.1%
All		18	9.8%
No answer		0	0.0%
3.  How many of your friends do you think use condoms when they have sex?
None		5	2.7%
A few		35	19.1%
About half		43	23.5%
Most		63	34.4%
All		35	19.1%
No answer		2	1.1%
SECTION I - Abstinence
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
1.  Do you believe it is possible for a person to wait until marriage to have sexual intercourse?
Yes		163	89.1%
No		20	10.9%
No answer		0	0.0%
2.  Do you think there are any benefits of waiting until marriage to have sexual intercourse?
Yes		155	84.7%
No		28	15.3%
No answer		0	0.0%
SECTION J - Condoms
1.  If the person I was about to have sex with suggested using a condom, I would feel like that person cared about me.
I definitely would not		7	3.8%
I probably would not		13	7.1%
I probably would		72	39.3%
I definitely would		91	49.7%
No answer		0	0.0%
2.  If the person I was about to have sex with suggested using a condom, I would feel less worried.
I definitely would not		7	3.8%
I probably would not		28	15.3%
I probably would		72	39.3%
I definitely would		76	41.5%
No answer		0	0.0%
3.  I would respect my partner if he or she suggested using a condom.
I definitely would not		7	3.8%
I probably would not		4	2.2%
I probably would		34	18.6%
I definitely would		138	75.4%
No answer		0	0.0%
SECTION K - Condom Use
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
1.  It would really bother me to stop having sexual intercourse to put on a condom.
It definitely would not		111	60.7%
It probably would not		43	23.5%
It probably would		23	12.6%
It definitely would		6	3.3%
No answer		0	0.0%
2.  Condoms would be too much trouble to use.
It definitely would not		147	80.3%
It probably would not		25	13.7%
It probably would		5	2.7%
It definitely would		6	3.3%
No answer		0	0.0%
3.  It would feel good to use a condom during sexual intercourse.
It definitely would not		26	14.2%
It probably would not		46	25.1%
It probably would		62	33.9%
It definitely would		46	25.1%
No answer		3	1.6%
4.  It would be embarrassing to buy condoms.
It definitely would not		79	43.2%
It probably would not		29	15.8%
It probably would		51	27.9%
It definitely would		24	13.1%
No answer		0	0.0%
SECTION L - Condom Myths
1.  Condoms break easily.
They definitely do not		8	4.4%
The probably do not		55	30.1%
They probably do		93	50.8%
They definitely do		25	13.7%
No answer		0	0.0%
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
2.  If you choose to have sexual intercourse, using condoms correctly prevents getting the AIDS virus and other diseases you can get from sex.
They definitely do not		31	16.9%
The probably do not		37	20.2%
They probably do		76	41.5%
They definitely do		34	18.6%
No answer		5	2.7%
3.  Condoms slip off easily.
They definitely do not		25	13.7%
The probably do not		83	45.4%
They probably do		64	35.0%
They definitely do		9	4.9%
No answer		2	1.1%
4.  People who carry condoms have sex with a lot of people.
They definitely do not		47	25.7%
The probably do not		88	48.1%
They probably do		44	24.0%
They definitely do		4	2.2%
No answer		0	0.0%
SECTION M - Experience with Sex
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
1.  If you've had sexual intercourse, how young were you the first time you had sexual intercourse?
9		1	0.5%
10		1	0.5%
11		1	0.5%
12		5	2.7%
13		16	8.7%
14		12	6.6%
15		33	18.0%
16		19	10.4%
I have never had sexual intercourse		94	51.4%
No answer		1	0.5%
2.  If you've had sexual intercourse, how many different people have you had sexual intercourse with in your lifetime?
1 person		47	25.7%
2-3 people		15	8.2%
4-5 people		15	8.2%
6-7 people		4	2.2%
8-9 people		3	1.6%
10 or more people		5	2.7%
I have never had sexual intercourse		93	50.8%
No answer		1	0.5%
3.  How often do you have sexual intercourse?
About once a month or less		16	8.7%
2-4 times a month		16	8.7%
Twice a week		13	7.1%
3 times a week or more		16	8.7%
I am not currently having sex		27	14.8%
I have never had sexual intercourse		94	51.4%
No answer		1	0.5%
4.  If you're a boy, how often do you use a condom when you have sexual intercourse? Or if you're a girl, how often does the guy use a condom when you have sexual intercourse?
Always		45	24.6%
More than half the time		14	7.7%
About half the time		8	4.4%
Less than half the time		3	1.6%
Never		10	5.5%
I am not currently having sex		8	4.4%
I have never had sexual intercourse		91	49.7%
No answer		4	2.2%
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
5.  Did you or the other person use a condom the last time you had sexual intercourse?
Yes		57	31.1%
No		32	17.5%
I have never had sexual intercourse		92	50.3%
No answer		2	1.1%
6.  Have you ever had oral sex?
Yes		92	50.3%
No		82	44.8%
No answer		9	4.9%
7.  Do you think oral sex should be considered "sex"?
Yes		86	47.0%
No		85	46.4%
No answer		12	6.6%
8.  Have you had sexual intercourse in the past 2 months?
Yes		71	38.8%
No		110	60.1%
No answer		2	1.1%
9.  If you have had sexual intercourse in the last 2 months, have you used any of the following methods to prevent pregnancy?
Condoms	Yes	57	31.1%
	No	14	7.7%
Birth control pills	Yes	26	14.2%
	No	34	18.6%
Spermicidal cream or jelly	Yes	5	2.7%
	No	48	26.2%
Vaginal Sponge	Yes	2	1.1%
	No	51	27.9%
Diaphragm	Yes	1	0.5%
	No	52	28.4%
Withdrawal	Yes	39	21.3%
	No	26	14.2%
No method of birth control	Yes	19	10.4%
	No	35	19.1%
SECTION N - Experience with Alcohol & Marijuana
		OVERALL
		Frequency	Percent
1. How young were you when you first drank alcohol?
2		1	0.5%
3		1	0.5%
4		1	0.5%
5		3	1.6%
6		4	2.2%
7		2	1.1%
8		2	1.1%
9		5	2.7%
10		8	4.4%
11		10	5.5%