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I Did What Last Night?!!! Adolescent Risky Sexual Behaviors and Substance Use

Year: 2002

Type: report

Abstract: This purpose of this paper is to examine the causal impact of substance use on risky sexual behaviors by teenagers.Risky sexual behaviors, which include unprotected sex and multiple partners, are highly correlated with alcohol and illicit drug use, although the nature of the causal relationship is in question.This study uses two-stage least squares and reduced form models to examine the relationship between substance use and sexual behaviors by gender.Data come from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys.Result show that alcohol use does not increase the likelihood of having sex or of having multiple partners, although alcohol use does lower the probability of using birth control and condoms among sexually active teens.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w9244

Authors: Michael Grossman, Sara Markowitz

Institutions: The Graduate Center, CUNY, National Bureau of Economic Research, City University of New York, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Emory University

Language: English

Topic: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1589515077

Cites: 40

Cited by: 39

Related to: 10