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Study

Youth Sexuality 9th Iteration

Representative Repeat Survey: The Perspective of 14–25-year-olds

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In the summer of 2019 we started our ninth large-scale survey of young people, their parents and young adults. It follows on from its predecessor studies conducted between 1980 and 2015.
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Method

  • Face-to-face survey all over Germany using the CAPI method (computer-assisted personal interviews)
  • Quota interviews (quotas by age, sex, education, region)
  • Interviews are split into a personal oral section, where the interviewer asks the questions and a section the respondents fill in themselves, which covers the more intimate questions
  • Parent interviews, which are personal oral bar one set of questions
  • In order to obtain sufficient set numbers for detailed analyses, we worked with a disproportionate sampling mechanism:

  • Fixed numbers for young people / young adults
  • Split within these two age groups by male / female
  • As well as by with / without a migrant background

Target group

Young people aged 14­–17 and their parents as well as young people aged 18–25.

Sample

A total of 6,032 interviews, of which:

  • 3,556 were interviews with young people
  • Plus parent interviews (only for young people of German origin)
  • And 2,476 interviews with young adults
  • 1,874 of the interviewees had a migrant background – which refers to young people and young adults who do not themselves have German citizenship or who have at least one parent who was not a German citizen at birth
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In the summer of 2019 we started our ninth large-scale survey of young people, their parents and young adults. It follows on from its predecessor studies conducted between 1980 and 2015.

The goal of this survey is to obtain reliable data about the attitudes and behaviours of young people and their parents, as well as young adults in the Federal Republic of Germany regarding matters of sexuality and contraception. The focal topics will be sexuality education in schools and the home, first sexual experiences as well as knowledge and experiences regarding contraception.

What is special about this study 

This study is special, firstly, because it enables a longitudinal comparison and this therefore capable of revealing long-term trend developments about attitudes and behaviours. Secondly, it puts a spotlight on the situation in the home, since by surveying both young people and their parents, connections can be made that would not be possible if the survey focused solely on young people.

In the last major survey in 2014/2015 18–25-year-olds were surveyed for the first time. By including young adults (here: without a parallel survey of their parents), there are also intersections with studies conducted among the adult population. Furthermore, international comparisons are made possible. 

The full survey report will be published in autumn 2021.

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Selected Results

‘Youth Sexuality’ 9th Iteration

Central results of the nationwide representative survey: first sexual intercourse later and later, condoms remain preferred contraceptive

The condom is the number one contraceptive for the "first time", while the use of the pill is declining. These are…
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Parents' views on their children's sexuality education. Results of the BZgA study on Youth Sexuality

This article focuses on the results of the parent survey, which were part of the Youth Sexuality Study conducted by the Federal Centre for Health…

Sexual and Contraceptive Behaviour of Adolescents and Young Adults in Germany

Angelika Hessling and Sara Scharmanski have analysed the results of the representative survey on "Youth Sexuality" 9th iteration in an article for the…

Sexualised Violence in the Experience of Adolescents

Christiane Erkens, Sara Scharmanski and Angelika Hessling have analysed the results of the representative survey on "Youth Sexuality" 9th iteration…

Sexuality Education and Contraceptive Advice at Home

This fact sheet presents the core results for Germany about sexuality education and contraceptive advice in the home, largely for participants between…

Sexuality Education at School

This fact sheet presents the core results about sexuality education in school for adolescents in Germany between the ages of 14 and 17.

In Focus: Gynaecologists

This fact sheet presents the core results for Germany of the role and significance of gynaecologists regarding sexuality education and contraceptive…

In Focus: Advice Centres

This fact sheet presents the core results on the role and significance of advice centres in Germany for sexuality education and contraception, largely…

Media of Sexuality Education

This fact sheet presents the core results for Germany on the media of sexuality education for those aged between 14 and 25.

In Focus: Body Image

This fact sheet presents an overview of the subjective body image the adolescents and young adults in Germany between the ages of 14 and 25…

In Focus: Becoming Sexually Active

This fact sheet puts together important core results about when and how adolescents and young adults in Germany between 14 and 25 actually become…

In Focus: The Contraceptive Pill

This fact sheet presents the core results for Germany regarding the contraceptive behaviour around the pill for the group of sexually active…

In Focus: Condoms

This fact sheet presents the core results on the contraceptive behaviours regarding condoms for the group of sexually active adolescents and young…

In Focus: Contraceptive Behaviour

This fact sheet presents an overview of the contraceptive behaviour of adolescents and young adults in Germany between the ages of 14 and 25.

Emergency Contraception

This fact sheet presents the core results on emergency contraception for the sample group of 14- to 25-year-old girls and young women in Germany.

Prevalence of Sexualised Violence

This fact sheet presents, which experiences adolescents and young adults in Germany have had with non-physical and physical sexualised violence.

Disclosure Behaviour after Experiencing Sexualised Violence

This fact sheet provides central insights for Germany into the disclosure behaviour for the respondents – largely girls and young women – after they…

In Focus: The Desire to Have Children

This fact sheet will present an overview of the respondents’ desire to have children based on the data from the most recent Youth Sexuality survey in…

Relationships

This fact sheet is an overview of how adolescents and young adults in Germany live their relationships and of how widespread relationships are among…

Sexuality Education, the First Period and the First Ejaculation

This fact sheet provides an overview of the state of sexuality education and of the onset of sexual maturity markers among adolescents between the…

Sexual Experiences in Adolescence

This fact sheet presents the core results about sexual experiences from the perspective of the sexually active adolescents and young adults between…

The Sexual Orientation of Young People in Germany

The central topic of this fact sheet is the sexual behaviour, sexuality education and discrimination experience in relation to young people’s sexual…
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The BZgA has been analysing the attitudes and behaviour of young people regarding sex education, sexuality and contraception since 1980. Youth…
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