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Discount rates and risky sexual behaviors among teenagers and young adults |
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| Authors: | Harrell W. Chesson Jami S. Leichliter Gregory D. Zimet Susan L. Rosenthal David I. Bernstein Kenneth H. Fife |
| Affiliation: | 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 2. Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 3. Department of Pediatrics and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 4. Department of Pediatrics and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 5. Departments of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, and Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN |
| Abstract: | This article examines the relationship between personal discount rates and sexual behaviors in a sample of teenagers and young adults. We find that higher discount rates (an indication of less willingness to forego current consumption for future consumption) are significantly associated with a range of sexual behaviors, including ever having sex, having sex before age 16 years, and past or current pregnancy. These associations are consistent with previous studies showing a link between discounting and other, non-sexual health behaviors. JEL Classification D80 · D90 · I10 |
| Keywords: | Discounting Health Sexually transmitted diseases Risky sex Young people |
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