Table 3
Number and percentage of sexually active 15- to 19-year-olds who reported having multiple partners in past year, by gender and age group, Canada excluding territories, 1996/1997, 2003 and 2005

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  1996/1997 2003 2005
'000 % '000 % '000 %
Total 231 29 271 35 261 33
Gender
Males 123 35 154 40 151 40
Females 108 25 117 30 110 27
Age group
15 to 17 85 27 107 35* 95 29
18 to 19 146 31 164 35 166 36
† reference category
‡ significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05)
* significantly different from correspoinding estimate for 2005 (p < 0.05)
Sources: 1996/1997 National Population Health Survey; 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1; 2005 Canadian Community HealthSurvey, cycle 3.1.