Latino Teens Become Less Sexually Active As Birth Control Use Increases Among Hispanic Youth

Sexual activity among Latino high school students has dropped by 3.9 percent according to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The data, collected between 2007 through 2011 also showed the number of ninth grade through 12th graders not using birth control decreased. The research, compiled in the CDC's High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, supports previous data showing teen birth rates among Latinos also dropping. Traditionally, Latinos have some of the highest teen bir...