No Sex for Almost 30% of Americans Under 24 as Virginity Jumps

Almost a third of Americans ages 15 to 24 say they have never had sexual contact with another person, a higher percentage than in a 2002 survey, according to a U.S. government study.

Of those surveyed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 27 percent of men and 29 percent of women ages 15 to 24 reported being virgins, the Atlanta-based agency said today. In the previous study, about 22 percent of males and females 15 to 24 said they never had sex.