54% of high school students are virgins. (1)

58% on teens surveyed recently said sexual activity for high school-age teens is not acceptable, even if precautions are taken against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. (2)

82% of teens desire to have one marriage partner for life. (3)

87% of teens do not think it is embarrassing for teens to say that they are virgins. (5)

Behavioral Risks Associated with Virginity/Nonvirginity Males 12-16
Results: the risk for nonvirginal boys was...
- 6 times higher for ever having used alcohol
- Nearly 5 times higher for smoking marijuana
- Nearly 7 times higher for dropping out
- Nearly 4 times higher for getting arrested 

Behavioral Risks Associated with Virginity/Nonvirginity Girls 12-16
Results: the risk for nonvirginal girls was...
- 6 times higher for ever having used alcohol
- More than 10 times higher for smoking marijuana
- Nearly 4 times higher for dropping out
- 9 times higher for getting arrested
- 6 times higher for having thoughts of suicide (6)

If you have sex before you marry your are more likely to:

1. Breakup before you marry
2. Scare off someone who wants to marry a virgin
3. Be less happy in your marriage
4. Get a divorce
5. Commit adultery after you marry
6. Be fooled into marrying for the wrong reason
7. Be less satisfied with your married sex life
8. Have guilt feelings that may nudge you into a poor marriage
9. Be deprived of the important bonding that sexual intimacy can give a marriage (7)