Table 14. Sexual activity among high school students by gender, race/ethnicity, and grade, in percent
		Ever Had Sexual Intercourse				Had First Sexual Intercourse Before Age 13 Years				Had Sexual Intercourse with ≥ 4 Persons During Their Life				Ever Had Oral Sex
		Female	Male	Total		Female	Male	Total		Female	Male	Total		Female	Male	Total
Galveston*
	Race/Ethnicity
	White	44.6	47.3	46.6		7.1	19.0	13.0		12.3	19.6	15.9		38.2	48.1	43.2
	Black	61.6	73.5	66.5		10.0	37.1	23.7		16.4	42.2	27.7		21.7	43.0	31.0
	Hispanic	48.3	60.7	54.4		9.5	22.4	16.8		7.6	27.4	17.1		21.1	39.7	30.4
	All Other	57.4	56.2	56.6		16.3	22.5	20.0		16.4	25.4	21.5		29.9	45.6	37.7
	Grade
	9	46.2	55.6	51.3		15.8	38.9	28.9		7.2	24.0	16.5		21.6	37.6	29.9
	10	46.7	51.1	48.9		8.6	21.4	15.7		8.7	23.9	15.8		22.0	36.9	29.5
	11	60.8	69.1	64.0		8.8	22.3	15.1		16.6	28.9	21.4		33.3	47.3	38.9
	12	58.9	78.1	67.2		4.7	15.2	10.3		21.2	50.4	33.5		32.2	62.0	45.3
	2007 Total*	52.1	60.4	56.0		9.6	25.9	18.2		12.3	29.3	20.3		26.4	43.2	34.3
	2004 Total*	51.6	65.1	57.9
	2002 Total*	47.2	36.8	42.3
	2000 Total*	55.1	63.2	58.9
Texas*		49.6	55.2	52.5		4.0	10.7	7.4		13.1	19.5	16.3
United States*		45.7	47.9	46.8		3.7	8.8	6.2		12.0	16.5	14.3
*Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey. Galveston 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, Texas and United States 2005.
Percents may not add up to 100% due to missing values.
White = non-Hispanic white,   Hispanic = any race, Black = non-Hispanic black, All other = non-Hispanic
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