This statistic shows the results of a 2012 survey among American teenagers aged 12 to 19 regarding the importance of avoiding pregnancy right now. The results were sorted by gender. Some 93 percent of surveyed teenage girls stated avoiding a pregnancy was very important to them; 90 percent of boys agreed.
Teenagers: How important is it for you to avoid getting pregnant/getting someone pregnant right now? (by gender, United States, 2012)
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The National Campaign. (August 31, 2012). Teenagers: How important is it for you to avoid getting pregnant/getting someone pregnant right now? (by gender, United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245705/importance-of-avoiding-pregnancy-for-american-teenagers-by-gender/
The National Campaign. "Teenagers: How important is it for you to avoid getting pregnant/getting someone pregnant right now? (by gender, United States, 2012)." Chart. August 31, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245705/importance-of-avoiding-pregnancy-for-american-teenagers-by-gender/
The National Campaign. (2012). Teenagers: How important is it for you to avoid getting pregnant/getting someone pregnant right now? (by gender, United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245705/importance-of-avoiding-pregnancy-for-american-teenagers-by-gender/
The National Campaign. "Teenagers: How Important Is It for You to Avoid Getting Pregnant/Getting Someone Pregnant Right Now? (by Gender, United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245705/importance-of-avoiding-pregnancy-for-american-teenagers-by-gender/
The National Campaign, Teenagers: How important is it for you to avoid getting pregnant/getting someone pregnant right now? (by gender, United States, 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245705/importance-of-avoiding-pregnancy-for-american-teenagers-by-gender/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Teenagers: How important is it for you to avoid getting pregnant/getting someone pregnant right now? (by gender, United States, 2012) [Graph], The National Campaign, August 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245705/importance-of-avoiding-pregnancy-for-american-teenagers-by-gender/