According to the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), sexual activity in Illinois is lower than the national averages:
In 2001, 31% of female high school students and 36% of male high school students in Illinois reported ever having sexual intercourse compared to 43% of female high school students and 49% of male high school students nationwide.
In 2001, 2% of female high school students and 6% of male high school students in Illinois reported having had sexual intercourse before age 13 compared to 4% of female high school students and 9% of male high school students nationwide.
In 2001, 23% of female high school students and 23% of male high school students in Illinois reported being currently sexually active (defined as having had sexual intercourse in the three months prior to the survey) compared to 33% of females and 33% of males nationwide.
In 2001, 2% of female high school students and 3% of male high school students in Illinois reported ever having been pregnant or gotten someone pregnant compared to 5% of female high school students and 4% of male high school students nationwide.
Jo Anne Grunbaum, et. al., "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 2003," Surveillance Summaries, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 53.SS-2 (21 May 2004): 1-95, accessed 28 January 2005, http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/.
