📉According to this article published in 2007, 10% of adolescent girls & 15% of adolescent boys are "technical virgins." By the time this same group reaches 20-24 years old, this number drops to 4%.
😇In order to avoid "sinful" behavior and "stay pure."
⛪️Abstinence pledgers are more likely to be "technical virgins." In the abstinence pledgers group, 13% of pledgers are "technical virgins" among 18-25 year olds.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
😇But according to the scholars referred to in the article, it's less about real religious values and more about avoiding the risk that comes with vaginal sex, i.e. sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy.