8% who said schools should teach that
A majority of Americans (55%) believes
that giving teens information about how to
obtain and use condoms will not encourage
them to have sexual intercourse earlier than
they would have otherwise (39% say it
would encourage them), and 77% think
such information makes it more likely the
teens will practice safe sex now or in the
future (only 17% say it will not make it
When it comes to the general approach to
teaching sex and sexuality in the schools,
Respondents were asked to choose which of
two statements was closer to their belief:
(1) ôWhen it comes to sex, teenagers need
to have limits set; they must be told what is
acceptable and what is not.ö Or (2) ôultimately teenagers need to make their own decisions, so
their education needs to be more in the form of providing information and guidance.ö Fortyseven
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