Table:
total
males
females

000'
%
95% confidence interval
000'
%
95% confidence interval
000'
%
95% confidence interval

from
to
from
to
from
to

currently sexually active

total, 15- to 24-year-olds
2,180.8
54.1
52.6
55.6
1,109.0
53.1
50.9
55.2
1,071.8
55.2
53.2
57.3

age group

15 to 17
217.6
20.6
18.9
22.3
106.4
19.6
17.3
22.1
111.2
21.6
19.3
24.1

18 to 19
446.6
52.4
48.9
55.9
233.5
54.0
48.9
59.0
213.1
50.9
46.2
55.5

20 to 24
1,516.6
71.5
69.2
73.7
769.1
69.1
65.8
72.2
747.5
74.2
71.3
77.0

sexual orientation

heterosexual
1,988.2
54.3
52.7
55.9
1035.9
53.2
51.0
55.5
952.3
55.5
53.3
57.6

gay or lesbian
46.8
65.0
55.2
73.7
26.0
71.3
56.9
82.4
20.8
58.6
45.0
70.9

bisexual
92.4
61.1
53.9
67.8
22.1
57.4
44.3
69.6
70.3
62.3
53.4
70.4

province orterritory

newfoundland and labrador
34.6
63.6
57.7
69.2
14.2
56.1
45.7
66.1
20.4
70.2
62.1
77.2

prince edward island
10.6
63.9
56.9
70.3
5.0
67.7
56.4
77.2
5.6
60.9
52.0
69.1

nova scotia
63.1
61.6
55.6
67.3
35.0
68.0
60.2
75.0
28.1
55.2
46.7
63.4

new brunswick
44.9
61.2
54.1
67.8
19.5
60.0
48.6
70.3
25.4
62.1
53.3
70.2

quebec
575.0
62.2
59.3
65.0
286.4
60.5
56.4
64.4
288.6
64.0
60.0
67.7

ontario
804.5
50.1
47.5
52.8
425.9
50.3
46.5
54.1
378.6
49.9
46.3
53.6

manitoba
68.3
44.5
39.3
49.7
31.2
38.4
31.1
46.2
37.2
51.3
43.7
58.8

saskatchewan
64.9
58.3
52.9
63.6
36.7
59.2
51.8
66.1
28.2
57.3
48.3
65.9

alberta
242.8
53.1
49.3
56.8
118.4
51.5
46.2
56.7
124.3
54.7
49.4
59.9

british columbia
262.3
50.9
47.1
54.7
131.9
48.7
43.4
54.0
130.4
53.4
48.0
58.7

yukon
2.8
67.7
56.0
77.5
1.5
68.3
51.1
81.6
1.3
67.0
51.5
79.5

northwest territories
3.5
71.4
57.6
82.1
1.9
71.1
49.1
86.2
1.6
71.7
56.8
83.0

nunavut
3.6
59.1
47.7
69.6
1.4
44.5
28.5
61.7
2.2
74.8
62.3
84.2

multiple sexual partners

total, 15- to 24-year-olds
799.4
37.1
35.1
39.1
463.8
42.6
39.7
45.6
335.7
31.4
28.9
34.0

age group

15 to 17
75.1
34.8
30.6
39.4
34.4
32.8
26.6
39.8
40.7
36.7
31.2
42.5

18 to 19
166.6
37.9
33.7
42.3
89.3
39.3
33.5
45.5
77.3
36.4
30.5
42.7

20 to 24
557.8
37.1
34.6
39.7
340.1
45.0
41.2
48.8
217.7
29.2
26.2
32.3

sexual orientation

heterosexual
712.2
36.2
34.0
38.4
422.8
41.5
38.5
44.6
289.4
30.4
27.8
33.2

gay or lesbian
23.9
51.0
37.4
64.5
17.5
67.4
48.7
81.7
6.4
30.6
17.7
47.5

bisexual
48.8
53.5
44.9
61.9
16.0
72.5
55.6
84.7
32.8
47.5
37.9
57.2

Statement: it was more prevalent among males than females to have had multiple sexual partners.
Question: which sex of people was more prevalent to have had multiple sexual partners?
Answer: males