U.S. teen sex rose 1 percent in 2 years

ATLANTA, June 4 (UPI) -- A survey of more than 14,000 U.S. teens indicates that from 2005 to 2007 those who had sexual intercourse increased by 1 percent, officials said.

The 2007 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said that in 1991 54.1 percent of U.S. teens said they had sex, compared to 46.7 percent in 2003, 46.8 percent in 2005 and 47.8 in 2007.

The report also said that 18.7 of U.S. teens in 1991 said they had sex with four or more people in their lifetime compared to 14.4 percent in 2003, 14.3 percent in 2005 and 14.9 percent in 2007.

Among students who were currently sexually active, 46.2 percent said in 1991 that they used a condom the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 63 percent who said they used a condom the last time they had sex in 2003, 62.8 percent in 2005 and 61.5 percent in 2007.

Students who were more than the 95th percentile for body mass index, by age and sex, was 10.7 in 1999 compared to 13 percent in 2007.

The 2007 report includes national data and data from voluntary, anonymous surveys conducted in 39 states and 22 large urban school districts.