“Overall, religious students, regardless of whether they take virginity pledges, are more conservative than their non-religious peers. When compared against national averages, ‘they are having sex an average of about three years later than the average American,’ Rosenbaum said. ‘It is something that I think can be looked on as encouraging,’ she said. ‘Kids who are choosing to be religious are also choosing to abstain.’ The researcher found that both pledgers and non pledgers are similar when it comes to premarital sex, sexually transmitted diseases, anal and oral sex variables and other sexual behavior. ” [Link]