Violence research 2006 to present

VIOLENCE (Josh McDowell research 2006 to present) “AMERICAN YOUTH WANT LOVE MORE THAN SEX VALENTINE’S DAY’S TRUE ESSENCE STILL IN EFFECT” “In Youthography’s latest national, regionally representative Ping(TM) survey of more than 1,900 Americans aged 14-29, 77.8% and 64.2% of respondents put top box importance (a rating of ‘4’ or ‘5’ on a scale from 1-5, ‘5’ being ‘totally important’) on ‘having a lifelong partner’ and ‘getting married’ respectively. In comparison, ‘having sex’ received top box importance from less than half surveyed (46.1%).” (“American Youth Want Love More Than Sex Valentine’s Day’s true essence still in effect,” PR Newswire, January 2007, http://sev.prnewswir.com/publishing-informationservices/20070131/CLW17331012007-1.html) ______________________ “CHINA TEENS CASUAL ABOUT ONE-NIGHT STANDS: POLL” “BEIJING, Jan 11 (Reuters Live!) – More than half of China’s high school students find nothing wrong with one-night stands and an overwhelming majority of girls would not reject a boyfriend’s demands for sex, a poll suggests.” “Some 6.2 percent of the survey’s 2,300 high school students in Xuanwu, a downtown district in the Chinese capital of Beijing, had already had a sexual experience and the average age of students losing their virginity was 15, the China Daily said on Thursday.” “Of the 1,300 girls asked if they would agree to sex when asked by a boyfriend, only six gave a definite ‘no.’” “‘The typical answer: ‘As long as he loves me, it’s OK’,’ the newspaper said.” “About 200 respondents of both sexes said they would have a one-night stand if the opportunity arose, it added.” (“China teens casual about one-night stands: poll,” Reuters, January 2007, www.today.reuters.com) ______________________

“FACTS ON AMERICAN TEENS’ SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH” “SEXUAL ACTIVITY” Violence – Research 2006 to present

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