Peer-Group Pressure Ain't What It Used to Be

Once teenagers have had sex, is there any stopping them? Surprisingly enough, a Kaiser Family Foundation study finds a majority of sexually initiated 15- to 17-year-olds are not “currently in a sexual relationship.” Specifically, 64 percent of sexually active boys in that age bracket said they’re not now in such a relationship, as did 53 percent of sexually active girls. A separate poll by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy found sex “is often sporadic among young adolescents.”