Originally Posted by onesnowyowl

For the record, this statistic comes from a data analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm It uses data from the 2003-2004 survey.



http://www.cdc.gov/STDConference/200...1march2008.htm

For more information on NHANES look here: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/factsheets/nhanes.pdf

It doesn't surprise me a bit that STD rates are rising. Teenage pregnancy rates are up too. We use fear tactics in our schools to teach teens about sex, and this is the end result. Fear, misinformation, and absence of information in regards to sex leads to these problems. Yes, we should share these statistics with teens--but we should do so with context, and with education.