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Savings from Sexual Avoidance and Empowerment over Risks
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Youth Services

Economic Benefits of Delayed Sexual Activity

March 5, 2021

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This report provides summary estimates of the net lifetime benefit that accrues when a single adolescent chooses to delay voluntary sexual activity. These estimates are useful for valuing the type of changes in behavior that are possible in response to federally funded and other sexual risk avoidance and teen pregnancy prevention programs.