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:That was not a new study; it simply relooked at the data that already existed and started with a population of only all virgins instead of the total pool of teenagers.  It was set up to reach its conclusions. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 13:24, 30 December 2008 (EST)
 
:That was not a new study; it simply relooked at the data that already existed and started with a population of only all virgins instead of the total pool of teenagers.  It was set up to reach its conclusions. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 13:24, 30 December 2008 (EST)
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In this study, researchers compared the sexual behavior of 289 teenagers who reported taking a virginity pledge in a 1996 national survey to 645 non-pledgers who were matched on more than 100 factors, such as religious beliefs and attitudes toward sex and birth control.
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It does not state that they were all virgins. The researchers used the same data as heritage foundation and older studies, but applied different statistical methods to reveal other trends. This is at least worth mentioning. We cannot claim to be balanced and trustworthy if we do not show all information related to the subject and allow the user to determine his opinion, to do otherwise is intellectually dishonest. --[[User:AndrasK|AndrasK]] 13:46, 30 December 2008 (EST)

Revision as of 18:46, December 30, 2008

December 2008 Study counters statements given

According to a December, 2008 study conducted by the American Association of Pediatrics and Harvard University and published in the journal Pediatrics the statements given by the Heritage foundation are not statistically accurate. The study showed that 5 years after taking the pledge

  • 82% Denied taking the pledge
  • Pledgers and non-pledgers did not differ in rates of premarital sex, STDs, or oral/anal intercourse rates
  • Total partners over the previous year was only 0.1 fewer for pledgers, but over the course of a life time, pledgers and non-pledgers had the same rates of sexual partners

More over, the study showed that pledgers had significantly riskier sex in that birth control rates were much lower than non-pledgers

Sources: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20081229/virginity-pledge-doesnt-stop-teen-sex Rosenbaum, J. Pediatrics, January 2009; vol 123: e110-e120.

I wait for approbation prior to adding this to the actual article. --AndrasK 21:50, 29 December 2008 (EST)

That was not a new study; it simply relooked at the data that already existed and started with a population of only all virgins instead of the total pool of teenagers. It was set up to reach its conclusions. Learn together 13:24, 30 December 2008 (EST)

The WebMD article states

In this study, researchers compared the sexual behavior of 289 teenagers who reported taking a virginity pledge in a 1996 national survey to 645 non-pledgers who were matched on more than 100 factors, such as religious beliefs and attitudes toward sex and birth control.


It does not state that they were all virgins. The researchers used the same data as heritage foundation and older studies, but applied different statistical methods to reveal other trends. This is at least worth mentioning. We cannot claim to be balanced and trustworthy if we do not show all information related to the subject and allow the user to determine his opinion, to do otherwise is intellectually dishonest. --AndrasK 13:46, 30 December 2008 (EST)