Attitudes toward sex have changed drastically, with premarital sex and unsafe sexual behaviors are not uncommon among youth in Hong Kong. Unsafe sexual behaviours increase their risk of unplanned pregnancy and contracting sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. Unplanned pregnancy in youth can also result in negative physical, psychological and social consequences.
Local Statistics on Sexual Behaviours among Youth
(1) Proportion of secondary school students in Form 3 to 7 who had experience of sexual intercourse before enumeration by sex, 1991 - 2011
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1991
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1996
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2001
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2006
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2011
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Male
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1.2%
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5.6%
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8.7%
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14.1%
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9.8%
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Female
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0.2%
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4.5%
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6.7%
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8.3%
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7.4%
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(2) Proportion of secondary school students in Form 3 to 7 with experience of sexual intercourse had used condom (male-use and female-use condom combined) in the past 6 months before enumeration by sex, 1996 - 2011
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1996
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2001
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2006
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2011
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Male
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66.4%
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54.4%
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53.3%
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21.5%
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Female
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55.2%
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55.7%
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47.2%
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45.4%
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(3) Proportion of secondary school students in Form 3 to 7 with experience of sexual intercourse had NOT taken any contraceptive measures in the past 6 months before enumeration by sex, 1996 - 2011
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1996
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2001
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2006
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2011
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Male
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NA
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NA
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18.9%
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31.9%
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Female
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NA
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NA
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14.2%
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10.2%
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Notes:
- Secondary school students in evening schools and non-Chinese-speaking schools were excluded in the surveys.
- As there were differences in research methodology for surveys in different years, direct comparison of the data has to be done with caution.
Source of data:
The Report of Youth Sexuality Study 2011. The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong.