Table 2
Number and percentage of 15- to 19-year-olds who had sexual intercourse before age 15 or at ages 15 and 16, by gender and age group, Canada excluding territories, 1996/1997, 2003 and 2005
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Age when first had sexual intercourse | 1996/1997 | 2003 | 2005 | |||
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'000 | % | '000 | % | '000 | % | |
Total | ||||||
Less than 15 | 230 | 12* | 172 | 9 | 162 | 8 |
15 to 16 | 428 | 22 | 420 | 22 | 426 | 21 |
Gender | ||||||
Males | ||||||
Less than 15 | 104 | 11 | 87 | 9 | 80 | 8 |
15 to 16 | 194 | 20 | 206 | 22 | 215 | 22 |
Females | ||||||
Less than 15 | 126 | 13* | 85 | 9 | 82 | 8 |
15 to 16 | 234 | 25 | 214 | 23 | 210 | 21 |
Age group | ||||||
15 to 17 | ||||||
Less than 15 | 138 | 12* | 95 | 8 | 99 | 8 |
15 to 16 | 213 | 18 | 213 | 19 | 225 | 18 |
18 to 19 | ||||||
Less than 15 | 92 | 12* | 76 | 10 | 63 | 8 |
15 to 16 | 215 | 28 | 207 | 28 | 200 | 26 |
* significantly different from corresponding estimate for 2005 (p < 0.05) | ||||||
Notes: Comprises sexually active and sexually inactive 15- to-19-year-olds. Because of rounding, counts may not add to totals. | ||||||
Sources: 1996/1997 National Population Health Survey; 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1; 2005 Canadian Community HealthSurvey, cycle 3.1. |
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