RT Journal
A1 Kirby D
T1 Comprehensive sex education: Strong public support and persuasive evidence of impact, but little funding
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2006
FD November 1
VO 160
IS 11
SP 1182
OP 1184
DO 10.1001/archpedi.160.11.1182
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.160.11.1182
AB 
These results build on numerous somewhat similar surveys that have been conducted for decades demonstrating such support. Indeed, as long ago as 1943, the Gallup Poll found that 68% of adults approved of sex education in schools.2 By 1985, that support had increased to 85%.3 Furthermore, for decades these polls have demonstrated that adults want the instruction to include both abstinence and condoms and other methods of contraception.4 Notably, this support is not limited to only certain parts of the country; similar polls in more conservative southern states, such as North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas, have demonstrated strong support for programs that encourage abstinence but also encourage the use of condoms and other contraceptives among those who do have sex.