Hi, if anyone could take the time out to complete this questionnaire and return it back I would be very grateful. This is to help me with my third year university dissertation on teenage pregnancy. I need a few more responses from both american and british girls - all information will be kept confidential. If you have any more questions please email me. Thanks

questionnaire

first name:

date of birth:

country:

ethnicity:

1. At what age did you become sexually active?




2. What is your current situation with pregnancy?




3. How did you come to be pregnant? Was the pregnancy planned?




4. Tell me, in your own words, about your sex education. Include here how important you think the following are in terms of this: teachers, school nurses, school ‘sex talks’ from visiting advisors, friends, parents and relatives, the media, or anything else you feel relevant.




5. Do you feel that the sex education you received at school was sufficient?













6. How much do you feel you know about the following, 1 being none at all, 5 being substantial knowledge:
condoms
the pill
the morning-after pill
other contraeceptive methods
stis and stds



7. Do you know the whereabouts of your local family planning clinic. Did you know this before you fell pregnant?




8. A do you know of anywhere in your local area where free condoms are available to young people? List these.



B have you ever used this service? If not, state why, or why you think others might not.




9. As a teenage mother, how would you plan to finance your baby?














10. Are you or a partner currently working? If yes, where do you see yourself in terms of occupation?

Professional
managerial
skilled non-manual
skilled manual
partly skilled
unskilled
armed forces
don’t know




11. Similarly, where do you see your direct family in terms of these?



12. Tell me about your educational qualifications.




Are there any other comments you would like to add?





Thank you for taking part.