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The Outlook-Synovate Teenage Opinion Poll

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COVER STORY
The Outlook-Synovate Teenage Opinion Poll
 
Total
Delhi
Chennai
Calcutta
Mumbai
 
Boys
Girls
All
Boys
Girls
All
Boys
Girls
All
Boys
Girls
All
Boys
Girls
All
All figures inpercentage
A1. Does yourschool offer regular information on Sexual Health (SH)?
Yes
52
49
51
72
11
46
59
85
70
17
35
26
59
69
63
No
48
51
49
28
89
54
41
15
30
83
65
74
41
31
37
A2. How oftenare you addressed on these issues?
Base : All Yesin.A1
a) Once a year
46
57
51
38
75
42
54
57
56
29
54
45
54
54
54
b) Once a term
25
20
23
35
25
34
21
18
19
0
8
5
21
29
25
c) Once a month
13
13
13
21
0
18
4
18
12
0
15
10
17
8
13
d) Once a week
12
7
10
6
0
5
13
4
8
71
23
40
4
4
4
e) Everyday in class
3
3
3
0
0
0
8
4
6
0
0
0
4
4
4
A3. What is the forum in which you receive such information?
Base : All Yesin.A1
a) Workshops
7
16
11
0
25
3
8
7
8
0
0
0
17
33
25
b) Value education classes
19
35
26
12
0
11
8
43
27
29
62
50
38
17
27
c) Biology
44
35
40
65
50
63
50
36
42
14
23
20
17
38
27
d) Moral science
15
7
11
15
0
13
25
14
19
0
8
5
8
0
4
e) Others
16
7
12
9
25
11
8
0
4
57
8
25
21
13
17
A4. Sincewhich class have you received such information?
Base : All Yesin.A1
a) Class 4-5
1
0
1
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
b) Class 6-7
4
7
6
3
25
5
0
14
8
29
0
10
4
0
2
c) Class 8-9
63
57
60
74
50
71
46
46
46
57
100
85
67
46
56
d) Class 10-11
27
29
28
15
25
16
50
36
42
14
0
5
25
38
31
e) Class 12 & above
4
7
6
6
0
5
4
4
4
0
0
0
4
17
10
A5. What isyour main source of information on Sexual Health?
a) Friends/peers
49
45
47
57
77
66
29
6
19
63
54
59
44
40
42
b) Media
23
20
22
23
9
17
22
36
28
22
16
19
24
20
22
c) Pornography
8
6
7
13
9
11
0
0
0
10
3
6
7
11
9
d) Educators/schools
11
21
15
2
0
1
22
55
36
0
8
4
20
26
22
e) Parents
5
5
5
2
0
1
7
0
4
5
16
10
5
3
4
f) Others
5
1
3
2
0
1
20
3
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
g) None of the above
0
2
1
0
6
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
A6. Throughwhat media do you access information on SH of your own?
a) Movies
34
45
39
40
69
52
17
36
26
37
41
38
39
34
37
c) Internet
26
20
23
30
23
27
17
27
22
20
14
17
37
17
28
c) Magazines
27
24
26
23
9
17
32
24
28
32
24
28
22
40
30
d) Other sources
14
9
12
6
0
4
34
9
23
12
22
17
2
6
4
e)
None of the above
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
A7. Has accessto SH material made you more
a) Aware
48
66
56
38
80
56
44
52
47
59
81
69
51
49
50
b) Sexually active
33
16
25
51
3
30
17
30
23
22
8
15
39
23
32
c) Alive to consequences of unsafe sexual practices
14
14
14
11
9
10
24
12
19
15
11
13
7
23
14
d) Alive to myths andmisconceptions
5
4
5
0
6
2
15
3
9
5
0
3
2
6
4
e) None of the above
0
1
1
0
3
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
A8. Is yourschool able to meet your needs/adequately address questions you may have relating to sex and SH?
Yes
47
35
42
83
23
57
41
48
45
12
16
14
46
54
50
No
53
63
57
17
69
39
59
52
55
88
84
86
54
46
50
None
0
2
1
0
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A9. What comesin the way of this communication relating to sex and SH?
a)Lack of goods available material
32
17
25
45
23
35
17
6
12
20
22
21
44
17
32
b)Discomfort of teachers
29
27
28
43
54
48
17
30
23
32
8
21
24
17
21
c)Your own reluctance
15
26
20
6
6
6
24
21
23
22
49
35
10
29
18
d)Others reasons
23
28
25
6
11
9
41
42
42
27
22
24
20
37
28
e) None of the above
1
1
1
0
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
A10. Is SHeducation a must in schools
Yes
87
90
88
89
94
91
76
73
74
93
95
94
90
97
93
No
13
10
12
11
6
9
24
27
26
7
5
6
10
3
7
B1. Have youhad any sexual experience so far?
Yes
31
14
23
55
17
39
17
0
9
37
11
24
12
26
18
No
69
86
77
45
83
61
83
100
91
63
89
76
88
74
82
B2. Howfrequently have you been having sex?
Base : All Yes in.B1
a) Once in three months
19
32
22
15
50
22
14
0
14
20
25
21
40
22
29
b) Once a month
32
42
35
38
33
38
29
0
29
20
50
26
40
44
43
c) Once a week
32
11
26
27
0
22
29
0
29
53
0
42
0
22
14
d) More often
15
11
14
19
17
19
29
0
29
7
25
11
0
0
0
 
None of the above
2
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
11
14
B3. How manypartners you have encountered with?
Base : All Yes in.B1
a) One
47
89
58
31
83
41
57
0
57
60
75
63
80
100
93
b) Two
26
5
21
42
17
38
14
0
14
7
0
5
20
0
7
c) Three
13
0
10
15
0
13
14
0
14
13
0
11
0
0
0
d) More than three
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
11
0
0
0
e) Did not count
9
5
8
12
0
9
14
0
14
7
25
11
0
0
0
B4. Which of thefollowing have you experienced?
Base : All Yes in.B1
a) Kissing
23
47
29
4
17
6
43
0
43
27
25
26
80
78
79
b) Necking
2
11
4
4
17
6
0
0
0
0
25
5
0
0
0
c) Touching
15
11
14
4
17
6
43
0
43
20
25
21
20
0
7
d) Intercourse
60
32
53
88
50
81
14
0
14
53
25
47
0
22
14
B5. Who was itwith?
Base : All Yes in.B1
a) Friend
72
89
76
65
83
69
43
0
43
87
100
89
100
89
93
b) Neighbour
6
5
6
8
17
9
14
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
c) Family
2
0
1
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
d) Strangers
9
0
7
12
0
9
29
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
e) Others
11
5
10
12
0
9
14
0
14
13
0
11
0
11
7
B6. Do you usecontraception?
Base : All Yes in.B1
Yes
70
32
60
77
50
72
71
0
71
73
0
58
20
33
29
No
30
68
40
23
50
28
29
0
29
27
100
42
80
67
71
B7. Which of thefollowing do you use?
Base : All Yes in.B6
a) Condoms
86
83
86
90
100
91
40
0
40
100
0
100
100
67
75
b) Pill
3
17
5
0
0
0
20
0
20
0
0
0
0
33
25
c) Emergency contraceptives
3
0
2
5
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
d) Withdrawal
8
0
7
5
0
4
40
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
B8. I have sexbecause:
Base : All Yes in.B1
a) I feel I am ready for it
32
21
29
23
17
22
14
0
14
40
50
42
80
11
36
b) Most of my friends have it
15
16
15
23
33
25
29
0
29
0
0
0
0
11
7
c) Its great fun
40
37
39
46
33
44
14
0
14
47
25
42
20
44
36
d) I can't say no
6
16
8
8
0
6
14
0
14
0
25
5
0
22
14
f) Other reasons
8
11
8
0
17
3
29
0
29
13
0
11
0
11
7
B9. Do you havesex after:
Base : All Yes in.B1
a) Drinking
26
21
25
19
17
19
43
0
43
33
50
37
20
11
14
b) Popping party drugs
8
0
6
12
0
9
14
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
c) None of the above
66
79
69
69
83
72
43
0
43
67
50
63
80
89
86
B10. When did youloose your virginity?
Base : All Yes in.B1
a) 11-14 yrs
32
16
28
54
17
47
43
0
43
0
25
5
0
11
7
b) 15-17
53
74
58
46
83
53
57
0
57
53
75
58
80
67
71
c) 18 & above
13
5
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
0
37
0
11
7
d) None of the above
2
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
11
14
B11. Have you hadcybersex ever?
Yes
34
21
28
57
11
38
7
0
4
39
22
31
29
51
39
No
66
76
70
43
89
62
93
91
92
61
78
69
71
46
59
None
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
9
4
0
0
0
0
3
1
B12. Should youdelay having sex until you are married?
Yes
55
60
57
47
71
57
80
45
65
44
81
62
49
40
45
No
44
39
42
49
26
39
20
52
34
56
19
38
51
60
55
None of the above
1
1
1
4
3
4
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
C1. A baby isborn naturally through the mother's navel or stomach.
Yes
55
26
42
77
23
54
66
58
62
20
8
14
54
20
38
No
45
69
56
23
60
39
34
42
38
80
92
86
46
80
62
None of the above
0
4
2
0
17
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C2. Condoms are100 per cent effective in preventing pregnancies?
Yes
72
41
58
77
63
71
71
24
50
61
16
40
78
60
70
No
28
58
41
23
31
27
27
76
49
39
84
60
22
40
30
None of the above
1
1
1
0
6
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
C3. HIV AIDS islimited to homosexuals and sex-workers?
Yes
31
26
29
47
17
34
20
21
20
15
14
14
39
54
46
No
69
71
70
53
74
62
80
79
80
85
86
86
59
46
53
None of the above
1
2
1
0
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
C4. Masturbationcan make you weak?
Yes
54
23
40
77
23
54
61
33
49
39
14
27
34
23
29
No
46
74
59
23
66
41
39
67
51
61
86
73
66
77
71
None
0
3
1
0
11
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C5. Menstruationis a means of expelling unclean blood from the body
Yes
60
59
59
68
26
50
39
55
46
56
54
55
76
100
87
No
40
39
39
32
63
45
61
45
54
44
46
45
24
0
13
None of the above
0
3
1
0
11
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C6. Once a girlhas her first period she can become pregnant.
Yes
70
60
65
72
34
56
49
48
49
85
89
87
73
66
70
No
30
38
34
28
60
41
51
52
51
15
11
13
27
31
29
None of the above
0
2
1
0
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
C7. Before a girlhas had her first period, she can become pregnant
Yes
25
19
22
32
54
41
27
21
24
12
3
8
27
0
14
No
75
81
78
68
46
59
73
79
76
88
97
92
73
100
86
C8. It isunhealthy for a girl to bathe or swim during her period.
Yes
45
41
43
68
71
70
46
36
42
20
14
17
41
43
42
No
55
59
57
32
29
30
51
64
57
80
86
83
59
57
58
None of the above
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
C9. Abstinence isthe only method of preventing STD/HIV AIDS and pregnancy that is 100 per cent effective
Yes
52
35
45
83
23
57
39
24
32
29
43
36
54
49
51
No
46
61
53
15
69
38
61
76
68
68
54
62
46
46
46
None of the above
1
4
3
2
9
5
0
0
0
2
3
3
0
6
3
C10. Girls &boys get sexually transmitted diseases without having symptoms
Yes
55
29
43
72
23
51
46
27
38
56
57
56
44
6
26
No
44
69
55
26
66
43
54
73
62
44
43
44
56
94
74
None of the above
1
3
2
2
11
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C11. A girlcannot get pregnant if she has sex only once or a few times
Yes
38
21
30
62
20
44
34
21
28
24
22
23
27
23
25
No
62
76
68
38
71
52
66
79
72
76
76
76
73
77
75
None of the above
0
3
1
0
9
4
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
C12. A girl canget pregnant if she has sex during her periods.
Yes
56
27
43
83
26
59
54
18
38
34
30
32
51
34
43
No
44
71
56
17
69
39
46
82
62
66
70
68
49
66
57
None of the above
0
1
1
0
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C13. Condoms helpprevent the spread of STDs
Yes
88
65
78
96
69
84
80
21
54
88
68
78
88
100
93
No
12
32
21
4
20
11
20
79
46
12
32
22
12
0
7
None of the above
0
3
1
0
11
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C14. The size ofthe penis is a measure of masculinity
Yes
56
15
38
85
14
55
44
12
30
27
14
21
66
20
45
No
44
82
61
15
77
41
56
85
69
73
86
79
34
80
55
None of the above
0
3
1
0
9
4
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
C15. Being ahomosexual is abnormal
Yes
55
47
51
68
43
57
56
52
54
37
43
40
56
51
54
No
45
53
49
32
57
43
44
48
46
63
57
60
44
49
46
C16. A girl canget pregnant even if a boy does not ejaculate inside her
Base : All Respondents
170
140
310
47
35
82
41
33
74
41
37
78
41
35
76
Yes
31
12
23
47
3
28
32
9
22
15
5
10
29
31
30
No
69
87
77
53
97
72
68
88
77
85
95
90
71
69
70
None of the above
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
C17. Menstruationis unclean
Yes
57
39
49
62
31
49
61
30
47
37
14
26
68
83
75
No
43
58
50
38
57
46
39
70
53
63
86
74
32
17
25
None of the above
0
3
1
0
11
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C18.The female determines the sex of the baby
Yes
40
24
33
53
26
41
27
24
26
17
3
10
61
43
53
No
58
74
65
43
63
51
68
76
72
83
97
90
39
57
47
None of the above
2
3
3
4
11
7
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
C19. Nightemissions make a boy weak
Yes
49
31
41
83
23
57
27
30
28
29
24
27
51
46
49
No
51
66
58
17
66
38
73
70
72
71
76
73
49
51
50
None of the above
0
4
2
0
11
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
C20. Masturbationharms a person physically
Yes
47
19
34
68
23
49
51
30
42
32
5
19
34
17
26
No
53
79
65
32
66
46
49
70
58
68
95
81
66
83
74
None of the above
0
3
1
0
11
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C21. Circumcisionincreases sexual power of the man
Yes
52
34
44
77
31
57
39
30
35
27
14
21
63
60
62
No
46
64
54
23
57
38
59
70
64
71
86
78
37
40
38
None of the above
1
3
2
0
11
5
2
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
C22. Oral sex canmake you pregnant
Yes
8
7
8
4
3
4
10
15
12
2
3
3
17
9
13
No
92
93
92
96
97
96
90
85
88
98
97
97
83
91
87
C23. Deep kissingcan make you pregnant
Yes
5
4
4
4
0
2
10
6
8
0
3
1
5
6
5
No
95
96
96
96
100
98
90
94
92
100
97
99
95
94
95
C24. Boys have astomach ache when the semen is ejaculated
Yes
38
12
26
70
14
46
15
3
9
39
16
28
22
14
18
No
62
84
72
30
74
49
85
94
89
59
84
71
78
83
80
None of the above
1
4
2
0
11
5
0
3
1
2
0
1
0
3
1
C25. HIV AIDS canspread through razors/needles and syringes
Yes
81
69
75
87
40
67
71
48
61
90
92
91
73
94
83
No
19
29
24
13
51
29
29
52
39
10
8
9
27
6
17
None of the above
0
2
1
0
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 
The Sample

Methodology 

Outlook commissioned market research agency Synovate to conduct a study on the status of sexual health education in upmarket schools in Indian metros. It was aimed at capturing the level of awareness among adolescents on sexual health education, the myths and misconceptions. Synovate interviewed boys/girls between 13-17 years studying in Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai. The total sample base: 310 respondents. Boy and girl students in 8th class to 12th class were polled as by this age they have attained puberty. To capture the truth with sensitivity, total anonymity was assured at the outset. The target group though had to specify age and gender. Since the issues concerned are sensitive, only male interviewers under 25 years spoke to boys; girls were only met by women interviewers, also under 25.

 
Total
Delhi
Chennai
Calcutta
Mumbai
 
Boys
Girls
All
Boys
Girls
All
Boys
Girls
All
Boys
Girls
All
Boys
Girls
All
Base : All Respondents(Numbers)
170
140
310
47
35
82
41
33
74
41
37
78
41
35
76
Delhi -(%)
28
25
26
100
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chennai (%)
24
24
24
0
0
0
100
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kolkata- (%)
24
26
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
100
0
0
0
Mumbai- (%)
24
25
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
100
Age:
Age 10-15 (Years)
31
42
36
51
37
45
37
58
46
0
24
12
32
51
41
Age16-22 (Years)
69
58
64
49
63
55
63
42
54
100
76
88
68
49
59
Average Age (Years)
16
15.7
16
15.4
15.7
15.6
15.6
15.2
15.4
17.4
16
17
16
15
16
Gender
               
Male - (%)
100
0
55
100
0
57
100
0
55
100
0
53
100
0
54
Female - (%)
0
100
45
0
100
43
0
100
45
0
100
47
0
100
46
Studyingin class
8 th. (%)
6
10
8
15
20
17
2
3
3
0
0
0
7
17
12
9 (IX) (%)
11
16
13
19
20
20
15
27
20
0
3
1
7
17
12
10 (X) (%)
15
27
21
19
23
21
20
42
30
5
32
18
17
11
14
11 (XI) (%)
26
14
21
30
20
26
41
3
24
12
14
13
20
20
20
12 (XII) (%)
42
32
37
17
17
17
22
24
23
83
51
68
49
34
42

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