Which of the following statements about adolescent sexual behavior is TRUE?

A) Today's adolescents are more likely than adolescents of the early 1990s to be sexually active.
B) Today's adolescents are more likely than adolescents of the early 1990s to have had four or more sex partners.
C) Today's adolescents are less likely than adolescents of the early 1990s to have sex at age 13 or 14.
D) Today's adolescents are more likely than adolescents of the early 1990s to have ever engaged in sexual intercourse.


Answer: C

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