Policies on sex education covering consent and abstinence

Only 17 states require sex education to cover consent. On the other hand, most states require sex ed to stress abstinence as preferable to sexual activity, suggesting that young people could be less prepared to engage in respectful, enjoyable sex.

Data for Wyoming and Alaska was manually added, as these states weren't included in the original dataset.
Chart: Jacqueline LeKachmanSource: GuttmacherGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper