| 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% | ||