Teenage Pregnancy Research Report - 3p Consulting

8. Which of the following (if any) would you like to beable to talk openly with your parent or guardianabout?important. In contrast 45.5% of females answered that itdid not affect them at all. Athletic ability was seen to beof little importance to contributing to a person’s self-worthwith 40% of males and 45.8% of females answering thatit does not affect them. Males placed almost twice asmuch emphasis on money as a factor in feeling goodabout their selves than females. Neither group placedgreat importance on someone wanting to have sex withthem in determining their self-worth, with more than halfof each group saying it does not affect them.11. At what age do you think most people first havesex?87% of males would like to speak more openly with theirparent(s)/guardian about how to have a good relationship.Females were 42.6% more likely to want to speak withtheir parent(s)/guardian about love than males. 28.6% offemales want to talk more openly about saying no to sexif they are not ready.9. How much do you agree with the followingstatements?72.7% of females strongly agree that the adults in their lifehave high expectations of them compared to only 33.3%of males. Both males and females indicated they weregenerally happy with the person they are right now, with54.2% of males and 54.5% of females strongly agreeingwith that statement. 9.1% of females do not think havingsex with someone is a big deal compared to only 4.2%of males. Both males and females were reluctant to callthemselves attractive. 90.5% of females strongly agreeor maybe agree that males are pressured to have sex toprove that they are cool. 44% of males disagree with thatstatement. Less than 5% of males and females think thatpeople will be liked if they have sex.There was some discrepancy between males andfemales in regards to what age most people first havesex. 80% of females believe that people have sex at orafter age 15 whereas 80% of males believe people firsthave sex before age 15. 40%of males believe that mostpeople first have sex at age 13, compared to 10% offemales agreeing with that statement. 40% of femalesbelieve that most people first have sex at age 16.12. Please complete this question: It’s ok to have sexwith someone…? Please tick all that apply.10. How much would you say each of the followingcontribute to how good you feel about yourself?In general, females indicated that intelligence andperformance at school were important to their self-worth,72.7% answering that those facts are very important tofeeling good about their selves. 8% of males answeredthat their family life did not affect their self-worth. Femaleswere 30.3% more likely to consider their looks whendeciding their self-worth. Males were more concernedwith their culture and background than females, with16.7% answering that it was very important to theirself-worth and 70.8% answering that it was somewhat99