CONSENT INFORMATION
The Facts:
58%
of respondents had never had a conversation with their parents about the importance of “being a caring and respectful sexual partner.” Yet a large majority of respondents who had engaged in these conversations with parents described them as at least somewhat influential. *
70%
of the 18 to 25-year-olds who responded reported wishing they had received more information from their parents about some emotional aspect of a romantic relationship.*
65%
of respondents wished that they had received guidance on emotional aspects of romantic relationships in a health or sex education class at school.*
76%
of survey respondents had never had a conversation with their parents about how to avoid sexually harassing others. *
*Harvard Graduate School Survey