>>>>>>Then there was sex education (someday I hope that someone plots a timeline that correlates promiscuity with public school sex education)
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>>>>>In fact, the better the sex education in a state, the lower the teen pregnancy rate:
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>>>>>http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/01/1640851/states-teen-pregnancy-rates/
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>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>That's an interesting study, but I said promiscuity, not pregnancy.
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>>>So in the states with no sex education, you get higher teen pregnancy rate, but it's OK as it's mostly monogamous?
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>>That's not what I meant to imply.
>>I just wonder whether there is any correlation between sex education and promiscuity, one way or the other.
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>Well, it tends to raise the age at which teenagers have their first sexual encounter.


http://aspeneducation.crchealth.com/factsheetindex/factsheetpromiscuity/

This study shows that "During the past three decades, the level of sexual activity in adolescents in the United States has increased.” (Source, American Academy of Pediatrics)

As I recall, sex education in schools began during the late 60's or so.