Hispanic and Bilingual? You dog!

[Nbadan]

Hispanic teen sex study puzzling
Increased use of new language seems to lead to a much higher level of activity
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March 8, 2005
By ERIC BERGER
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
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As Hispanic teens shed the language of their native countries and immerse themselves in American culture, they become dramatically more sexually active, a new study shows.

A review of 7,300 Arizona teenagers' behavior, which should translate well to other states that border Mexico, including Texas, found that 31 percent of Hispanic teens who speak primarily English have had sex, more than twice the percentage of those who speak primarily Spanish, 14 percent.

The key question — why? — remains unanswered.

"I wish I knew," said the study's lead author, Dr. Mary Adam, a pediatrics researcher at the University of Arizona's College of Medicine. "This is certainly something we are continuing to explore."

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Various research has found that less-Americanized Hispanic children have healthier diets, better immunization rates, fewer suicide attempts, and decreased use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs than more Americanized adolescents.

Chronicle

Probably because American chicks are easy?!?

[Drachen]

Is it 31 percent of native spanish speakers related to the whole??? and 14% related to the whole??


Then the reason is that these hispanic people can reach more people than those who speak only spanish.

[Extra Stout]

Traditional Hispanic Catholic culture is more socially conservative than American pop culture. The predominant use of English correlates to the adoption of American pop culture.

[JoeChalupa]

Traditional Hispanic Catholic culture is more socially conservative than American pop culture. The predominant use of English correlates to the adoption of American pop culture.

I concur.

[Clandestino]

if they had only polled hispanic males the numbers would've been a lot different...