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Teens who are Sexually Active
| Value: |
47.4 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Miami-Dade |
| Comparison: |
FL State Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Family Planning
Health / Teen & Adolescent Health
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of high school students who have ever had sexual intercourse. |
| Why this is important: Compared to older adults, adolescents are at higher risk for acquiring sexually transmitted diseases for a number of reasons, including limited access to preventive and regular health care and physiologically increased susceptibility to infection. Approximately one in four sexually active teens contracts an STD every year. Additionally, sexual activity can result in unplanned pregnancy, an outcome for which most teens are physically, emotionally, and financially unprepared. |
| Technical Note: The regional value is compared to the Florida state value. |
| Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System |
| URL of Source: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/index.htm |
| URL of Data: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/Results.aspx?TT=... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Teens who are Sexually Active by Gender
percent
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Teens who are Sexually Active by Race/Ethnicity
percent
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Teens who are Sexually Active
| Value: |
47.4 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Miami-Dade |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Family Planning
Health / Teen & Adolescent Health
|
|
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of high school students who have ever had sexual intercourse. |
| Why this is important: Compared to older adults, adolescents are at higher risk for acquiring sexually transmitted diseases for a number of reasons, including limited access to preventive and regular health care and physiologically increased susceptibility to infection. Approximately one in four sexually active teens contracts an STD every year. Additionally, sexual activity can result in unplanned pregnancy, an outcome for which most teens are physically, emotionally, and financially unprepared. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System |
| URL of Source: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/index.htm |
| URL of Data: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/Results.aspx?TT=... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Teens who are Sexually Active by Gender
percent
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Teens who are Sexually Active by Race/Ethnicity
percent
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