Sexual Activity Stats
About 52% of black male high school students and 40% of black female high school students reported current sexual activity.
Researchers are studying the bond between peers to better understand sexual behavior in black teens. This report reviews what we know — and all that we still don’t know — about the intersection of black youth, their friends and sex.
Black youth are more likely to engage in risky sexual activities, contract a sexually transmitted disease or become pregnant relative to their white and Hispanic counterparts. To find out why this is, researchers are placing one relationship group — friends — under the microscope.