Although 52 percent of North Carolina’s high school students are already sexually active, and although North Carolina is among the fifteen worst states for teen pregnancy, AIDS rate, and STIs, students in North Carolina can be taught about contraception and condoms only after a public hearing in their community, and schools are prohibited from distributing either on campus. Get the facts about the reproductive and sexual health of North Carolina's young people.

Health Outcomes

North Carolina's rates for AIDS and condom use among high school students are near the national average; the state's teen pregnancy rate is higher than average, and North Carolina has among the worst STI rates in the nation.

* Per 1000 young women ages 15-19
+ Because of concern over recent changes in Chlamydia reporting and relative low incidence of syphilis, we used the state's gonorrhea rate as a stand-in for sexually transmitted infection rates.

Advocates' Partner Organizations

• Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina
• Communities in Schools
• Fayetteville State University
• Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina