The Story of Sexual Activity Among Students at the High

question 19

Multiple Choice

The story of sexual activity among students at the high school in Jefferson City, Missouri, shows

• A)that about half of the sexually active students were "chained together" through a few sexual partners.
• B)only about 15 percent of the students were sexually active.
• C)almost all of the sexually active students had multiple partners.
• D)about a third of the sexually active male students had same-sex partners.

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