This statistic shows the results of a 2012 survey among American teenagers aged 12 to 19 regarding the influence of their social environment on their decisions about sex. Some 38 percent of surveyed teenagers stated that parents most influenced their decisions about sex.
Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012)
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The National Campaign. (August 31, 2012). Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/
The National Campaign. "Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012)." Chart. August 31, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/
The National Campaign. (2012). Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/
The National Campaign. "Teenagers: When It Comes to Your Decisions about Sex, Who Is Most Influential? (United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/
The National Campaign, Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Teenagers: When it comes to your decisions about sex, who is most influential? (United States, 2012) [Graph], The National Campaign, August 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245694/influence-of-friends-and-family-on-american-teenagers-decisions-regarding-sex/