Low-income kids report first sexual intercourse at 12 years old in new study
Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 15:35
in Psychology & Sociology
As a new mother herself, Brenda Lohman admits to being shocked by the results of a new study she co-authored. It found that among nearly 1,000 low-income families in three major cities, one in four children between the ages of 11 and 16 reported having sex, with their first sexual intercourse experience occurring at the average age of 12.77.