March 3, 2011 -- Young men and women may be waiting longer before having their first sexual experiences than they did just a few years ago, a new CDC study indicates.

According to a study based on 13,500 interviews with men and women, more than 25% in the 15-24 age range say they have never had any sexual contact with another person.

The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics says that 27% of males and 29% of females said during the 2006-2008 period that they had never had sexual contact with another person.

That is up from 22% of males and females in the same age group who gave that answer in 2002.

Other key findings of the report: