A recent study found that 80 percent of all teen boys say that they use condoms the first time they have sex. This is a surprise for the government study, showing that young people are now starting to become more sexually responsible.
"I'm not sure how much of this is guys thinking they need to use a condom or girls insisting they use a condom," said teenager Olivier Vanasse of New Jersey. "I'd be hesitant to give guys credit for coming up with this on their own."
The study was released this week, based on interviews with 4,700 teens aged 15 to 19. The percentage of boys using condoms during their first sexual experience has risen from 71 percent in 2002 to 80 percent in 2008. In 1988, the number was just 55 percent.
"It comes as a general surprise to people that teenagers in general and teen boys in particular can behave responsibly when it comes to making decisions about sex," said Bill Albert, spokesman for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. "I think it is surprising."
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