Information released by the Centers for Disease Control-High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates the following:
Nationally, 10.5 percent of girls and 4.5 percent of boys state that they were “Ever forced to have sexual intercourse.”
The five states with the highest percentages of female students raped include:
1. Arkansas: 18.5
2. Alaska: 17.9
3. West Virginia: 17.8
4. Kentucky: 17.4
5. Missouri: 17.0
For information on additional states, see: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/YouthOnline/App/Default.aspx.
