Table 1
Number and percentage of 15- to 19-year-olds who had sexual intercourse at least once, by gender, age group and province, Canada excluding territories, 1996/1997, 2003 and 2005

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  1996/1997 2003 2005
'000 % '000 % '000 %
Total 920 47* 862 45 868 43
Gender
Males 434 43 437 46 432 43
Females 486 51* 425 45 435 43
Age group
15 to 17 380 32 348 30 362 29
18 to 19 540 70 514 68 506 65
Province
Newfoundland and Labrador 23 46 19 54 17 49
Prince Edward Island 4E 37E 5 52* 3 35
Nova Scotia 16E 31‡*E 29 49 29 49
New Brunswick 28E 43E 24 52* 19 43
Quebec 297 59 252 62 263 58
Ontario 269 41* 302 40 302 37
Manitoba 30 39 31 43 27 39
Saskatchewan 38E 54 27 39 28 43
Alberta 82 44 80 39 77 39
British Columbia 133 47 93 37 103 40
† reference category
* significantly different from corresponding estimate for 2005 (p < 0.05)
‡ significantly different from estimate for reference category or within year rest of Canada (p < 0.05)
E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6 to 33.3%)
Note: Because of rounding, counts may not add to total.
Sources: 1996/1997 National Population Health Survey; 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1; 2005 Canadian Community HealthSurvey, cycle 3.1.