1999 YRBS Middle School Survey Data

Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1999 Middle School YRBS Questions

**Q68. The last time you had sexual intercourse, what one method did you or your partner use to prevent pregnancy?**
Weighted Column Percents
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		100.0		100.0	100.0
I have never had sexual intercourse		86.9		89.3	83.8
No method was used to prevent pregnancy		2.7		2.2	3.3
Birth control pills		.8		.5	1.2
Condoms		7.7		6.3	9.5
Birth control shot (Depo Provera)		.3		.2	.4
Withdrawal		.4		.4	.5
Some other method		.4		.4	.4
Not Sure		.8		.7	.9
Female	Total	100.0		100.0	100.0
	I have never had sexual intercourse	90.4		92.8	87.3
	No method was used to prevent pregnancy	2.2		1.7	2.9
	Birth control pills	.5		.3	.8
	Condoms	5.4		4.0	7.3
	Birth control shot (Depo Provera)	.2		.1	.4
	Withdrawal	.4		.2	.6
	Some other method	.3		.3	.2
	Not Sure	.5		.6	.4
Male	Total	100.0		100.0	100.0
	I have never had sexual intercourse	83.2		85.6	80.3
	No method was used to prevent pregnancy	3.2		2.8	3.7
	Birth control pills	1.1		.8	1.5
	Condoms	10.0		8.7	11.7
	Birth control shot (Depo Provera)	.3		.3	.4
	Withdrawal	.5		.6	.4
	Some other method	.6		.6	.7
	Not Sure	1.1		.8	1.4

**Q68. The last time you had sexual intercourse, what one method did you or your partner use to prevent pregnancy?**
Frequencies
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		18,419	4,635	5,263	8,521
I have never had sexual intercourse		9,241		4,047	5,194
No method was used to prevent pregnancy		293		101	192
Birth control pills		104		26	78
Condoms		864		292	572
Birth control shot (Depo Provera)		23		6	17
Withdrawal		45		12	33
Some other method		49		23	26
Not Sure		93		37	56
Refused/Unknown		765		332	433
NA		6,942	4,635	387	1,920
Female	Total	9,293	2,305	2,681	4,307
	I have never had sexual intercourse	4,865		2,161	2,704
	No method was used to prevent pregnancy	131		45	86
	Birth control pills	39		8	31
	Condoms	313		97	216
	Birth control shot (Depo Provera)	11		2	9
	Withdrawal	24		4	20
	Some other method	15		9	6
	Not Sure	32		17	15
	Refused/Unknown	324		145	179
	NA	3,539	2,305	193	1,041
Male	Total	9,126	2,330	2,582	4,214
	I have never had sexual intercourse	4,376		1,886	2,490
	No method was used to prevent pregnancy	162		56	106
	Birth control pills	65		18	47
	Condoms	551		195	356
	Birth control shot (Depo Provera)	12		4	8
	Withdrawal	21		8	13
	Some other method	34		14	20
	Not Sure	61		20	41
	Refused/Unknown	441		187	254
	NA	3,403	2,330	194	879

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