by APFLI | Mar 19, 2004 | Reasons for Abstinence
Abstinence: A persons calculated decision and deliberate action to refrain from sexual activities, including but not limited to sexual intercourse, oral sex, anal intercourse and mutual masturbation, including frictional rubbing of the genitalia. Abstinence until...
by APFLI | Mar 4, 2004 | Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
Almost two-thirds of teenagers who have had sexual intercourse regret not waiting, according to a poll released by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Individually, 55% of boys and 72% of girls said they wish they had waited longer to have sex....
by APFLI | Feb 14, 2004 | Marriage - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies
About 2.9 million children under age 18 live with a parent & his/her unmarried partner. About 41% of opposite-sex live-togethers have children younger than 18 in their homes. That means about 4% of US children live in cohabiting families. [US Census Bureau...
by APFLI | Feb 14, 2004 | Reasons for Abstinence
The "2002 Kids Count Book," published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, contains data on the decreasing teen birth rates across the USA. http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/auxiliary_2002/table1_5.htm. The U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate declined by 36% from 1990-2002....
by APFLI | Feb 14, 2004 | Reasons for Abstinence
The proportion of 15- 19-year-old girls who are sexually active rose from 47% in 1982 to 55% in 1990, and is decreasing again. The percentage of high school students who have remained virgins has risen from 45.6% in 1990 to 54.1% in 2001. Fifty-six percent of teenage...
