Each year the National Campaign commissions a nationwide independent survey of adults and teens. Many of these questions focus on parents and adults and their role in preventing unplanned pregnancy. Collected here is a sampling of polling results that parents may find of interest:
- Who teens say most influences their decisions about sex: PARENTS
- 46% of teens say that their parents most influence their sexual decision-making.
- Who adults believe most influence teens' decisions about sex: FRIENDS
- 32% of adults believe that their friends most influence their teens' sexual decision-making.
- Percentage of teens who have had sex and say they wish they had waited longer: 60%
- Percentage of adults who think teens should receive more information about both abstinence and contraception: 73%
- Percentage of teens that believe teen boys often receive the message that they are expected to have sexl: 61%
- Percentage of teens who believe teen girls often receive the message that attracting boys and looking sexy is one of the most important things they can do: 71%
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