The National Survey of Adolescents and Their Parents, a nationally representative sample of 1,000 adolescents and their “most knowledgeable parent” measured parent/adolescent attitudes and communication for youth who received classes or programs which delivered messages about waiting until marriage to engage in sex. Key findings included:
•    70% of parents agreed with the statement: “It is against your values for your adolescents to have sexual intercourse before marriage.
•    70% of parents agreed with the statement: “Having sexual intercourse is something only married people should do.”
•    Adolescents had similar responses for the two questions.

Access the entire report here.

A researcher, Dr. Lisa Rue, requested the full report, which was highlighted at a previous HHS conference and at an American Public Health Association conference. She was denied access. This taxpayer-supported survey demonstrates overwhelming support for abstinence-centered education, which is not supported by the Obama Administration. 



Click here for the editorial by researcher, Dr. Lisa Rue, in the Times Call on August 2, 2010.

Click here for the research result summary