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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 2 Relationship with the partner and the use of contraception at first intercourse before age 18 (% of respondents who had their FSI before their 18th birthday)

From: Religiosity differences in the transition to first intercourse before age 18 among Polish students

 

2001

2013

 

Religion is important

Religion is fairly important

Religion is of little or no importance

Total

Religion is important

Religion is fairly important

Religion is of little or no importance

Total

Contraception at FSI

None

17.5

10.6

6.6

10.8

8.0

7.1

6.9

7.2

Condom

73.5

77.5

84.6

78.2

79.5

78.1

83.1

80.3

Pill

5.9

6.7

4.7

6.1

5.7

5.3

4.4

5.0

Another method

2.9

4.2

3.7

3.9

5.7

8.9

5.0

6.7

Not sure

0.2

1.0

0.4

0.8

1.1

0.6

0.6

0.7

Steady relationship at FSI

Males

87.5

88.6

85.3

87.2

61.5

49.0

55.2

54.2

Females

97.2

98.3

92.3

96.9

88.7

81.8

79.6

82.6

Not in a steady relationship at FSIa

Males

12.5

11.4

14.7

12.8

38.5

51.0

44.8

45.8

Females

2.8

1.7

7.7

3.1

11.3

18.2

20.4

17.4

  1. aThose not in a steady relationship at FSI described their partner as “someone I knew, but we weren’t having a steady relationship” or “we had only just met”