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Nationwide, 7.7% of students had ever been forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to. Female students (10.3%) were significantly more likely than male students (5.1%) to have been forced to have sexual intercourse. This significant sex difference was identified for white and Hispanic students and students in grades 10, 11, and 12. Overall, black students (9.6%) were significantly more likely than white students (6.9%) to have been forced to have sexual intercourse. This significant racial/ethnic difference was identified for male students. Prevalence of forced sexual intercourse ranged from 5.4% to 12.1% (median: 8.5%) across state surveys and from 5.6% to 13.3% (median: 9.2%) across local surveys.
( Source: 2001 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey )
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