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Age at first sexual intercourse among U.S. women 2011-2015, by residence

Percentage of women in the U.S. that had their first sexual intercourse by age 16 or 18 from 2011 to 2015, by residence

The data shows the percentage of young women that had their first sexual intercourse by either age 16 or by age 18 from 2011 to 2015, by residence location. According to the data, among rural residents, 41.7% of young women had sexual intercourse by the age of 16.

Urban residence 41.7 68.6
Rural residence 51.2 79.6