Using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2009),researchers Surveyed Students in Grades

question 53

Multiple Choice

Using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2009) ,researchers surveyed students in grades 9-12 and found that the percentage of students reporting having had sexual intercourse before the age of 13 was

• A)6%.
• B)8%.
• C)11%.
• D)15%.

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