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1. =eterosexual intercourse involving
penetration of the vagina by the penis
2. Intercourse (as anal or oral intercourse) that
does not involve penetration of the vagina by
the penis
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 O 2007, 47.8% of all high school stude ts
reported ever havi g had sexual i tercourse.
 .8% teen boys report ever having had sex compared to 
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£he proportion of high school students who
have ever had sexual intercourse declined from

% in 1 1 to 8% in 2007.
Between 200
and 2007 the proportion of
students who ever had sex essentially remained
stable. In 200
, 7% of all high school students
reported having sex compared to 8% in 2007.
In 2007, more than one-third (3
%) of all high
school students reported being currently
sexually   

*had sex in the previous three months.

£here are slight racial/ethnic differences in the
proportion of sexually activity students by
race/ethnicity.

33% of non-=ispanic white students are sexually active

compared to 37% of =ispanic students and 6% of non-=ispanic
black students.
`osher WD, Chandra A, Jones J. Sexual behavior and selected health measures: `en and women 1
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years of age, United States, 2002. Advance data from vital and health statistics; no 362. =yattsville, `D:
National Center for =ealth Statistics. 200
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In 2007, 7% of all high school students report
having had sex before age 13
10% of boys
% of girls
=ad sexual intercourse for the first time before
age 13 years
% of non-=ispanic white teens
16% of non-=ispanic black teens
8% of =ispanic teens
While no statute specifically establishes an age
at which a minor legally may consent to sexual
activity, there are criminal penalties for
consensual sexual activity with a minor who is
under 18 years of age .͟
See, e.g. Cal. Penal Code § 261.
(prohibiting unlawful sexual intercourse͟ with a
minor under 18, not the spouse of the perpetrator).

`i or Co se t, Co fide tiality, a d Child Abuse Reporti g i Califor ia

Prepared by Rebecca Gudema , J.D., `.P.A
October 2006
California Penal Code section 261.
makes it illegal
to have sexual intercourse with a minor under 18
years old who is not the spouse of the perpetrator,
irrespective of consent . £here is a graduated scale
of penalties for violations of this statute, with the
severity of the penalty dependant on the age
difference between the two partners. Colloquially
known as statutory rape,͟ this statute in fact is
entitled unlawful sexual intercourse with a person
under 18.͟ Cal. Penal Code
While the term sexual intercourse͟ is not defined in this statute, the California Supreme Court has stated that
in the context of rape, the term sexual intercourse͟ refers to vaginal penetration. People v. Stitely, 3
Cal.th

1,

 (200
); People v. =olt, 1
Cal.th 61 , 676, 63 Cal.Rptr.2d 782 (1 7).
Pla ed Pare thood Affiliates vs. Va de Kamp (1986)
sexual activity alone does not imply sexual abuse. If, in
the judgment of the reporting professionals, there are no
indications of actual sexual or other abuse, then
voluntary and consensual sexual behavior between
minors under the age of fourteen who are of similar age
need not be reported.͟

People vs. Ooh
., (1989)

Penal Code Section 288(a) prohibits all sexual contact
with persons under the age of fourteen, regardless of the
young person͛s consent, if the offender is over age 1. 
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