TABLES: States' Implementation of the Section 510 Abstinence Education Program, FY 1999

	Family Planning Perspectives Volume 33, Number 4, July/August 2001
	States' Implementation of the Section 510 Abstinence Education Program, FY 1999 TABLES

Table 1. Percentage distribution of reported expenditures through the Section 510 abstinence program, by type of grantee, according to state, FY 1999
State	Public	Private	Faith-based
Total	48	40	11
Alabama	98	0	2
Alaska	50	50	0
Arizona	17	83	0
Arkansas	49	24	26
California	na	na	na
Colorado	nr	nr	nr
Connecticut	30	70	0
Delaware	100	0	0
District of Columbia	100	0	0
Florida	24	66	10
Georgia	u	u	0
Hawaii	9	91	0
Idaho	100	0	0
Illinois	24	50	27
Indiana	36	57	7
Iowa	41	55	5
Kansas	40	23	37
Kentucky	100	0	0
Louisiana	nr	nr	nr
Maine	9	91	0
Maryland	74	14	12
Massachusetts	10	46	0
Michigan	31	66	3
Minnesota	41	58	1
Mississippi	nr	nr	nr
Missouri	53	47	0
Montana	18	49	33
Nebraska	33	9	0
Nevada	37	63	0
New Hampshire	na	na	na
New Jersey	0	77	15
New Mexico	49	44	7
New York	26	28	47
North Carolina	100	0	0
North Dakota	100	0	0
Ohio	36	54	10
Oklahoma	27	73	0
Oregon	100	0	0
Pennsylvania	54	31	16
Puerto Rico	100	0	0
Rhode Island	0	100	0
South Carolina	0	100	0
South Dakota	nr	nr	nr
Tennessee	46	44	10
Texas	79	21	0
Utah	45	43	12
Vermont	0	100	0
Virginia	41	50	9
Washington	67	22	11
West Virginia	58	23	2
Wisconsin	40	44	16
Wyoming	36	64	0
Notes: na=not applicable (no expenditures made). nr=no response was made to the survey. u=expenditures were made, but amount is unknown. Data may not add to 100% because of rounding and because a few states were unable to break down all of their funding in these categories.

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Table 2. Number of programs in which an activity was performed through the Section 510 abstinence program, by type of activity, according to type of grantee
Activity	Total	Public	Private	Faith-based
Activity	(N=45)	(N=41)	(N=36)	(N=22)
In-school instruction/presentations	38	34	25	18
Before-/after-school programs	34	24	24	16
Training for teachers/school officials	29	26	18	10
Curriculum development/implementation	28	23	17	11
Education programs outside of schools	33	28	24	17
Parent/family education	38	32	26	20
Counseling/mentoring	33	26	23	17
Sports/recreation/community service	23	17	14	12
Media campaigns/public awareness	36	24	27	13
Local partnerships/coalition-building	30	24	21	14
Program planning/evaluation	41	36	24	15
Other	19	16	3	2

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Table 3. Number of programs reporting the existence of policies regarding whether organizations may provide information about certain topics when specifically requested by a client in a program funded with Section 510 abstinence education monies, by type of information, according to state
State	Contraception		STDs/HIV
State	Information about topic*	Information about providers	Information about topic	Information about providers
Total	9	9	32	22
Alabama	No	No	No	No
Alaska	No	No	No	No
Arizona	u	u	Yes	ng
Arkansas	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
California	na	na	na	na
Colorado	nr	nr	nr	nr
Connecticut	No	ng	Yes	No
Delaware	Yes†	Yes†	Yes†	Yes†
District of Columbia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Florida	No	No	Yes	Yes
Georgia	No	No	No	No
Hawaii	No	No	Yes	No
Idaho	ng	ng	Yes†	Yes†
Illinois	Yes	ng	Yes	Yes
Indiana	Yes†	Yes†	Yes†	Yes†
Iowa	No	Yes†	Yes	Yes
Kansas	No	No	Yes†	Yes†
Kentucky	No	No	‡	§
Louisiana	nr	nr	nr	nr
Maine	No	No	No	No
Maryland	§	§	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	ng	ng	ng	ng
Michigan	Yes†	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minnesota	ng	ng	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	nr	nr	nr	nr
Missouri	No	No	Yes	ng
Montana	No	No	Yes	ng
Nebraska	No	No	Yes	Yes
Nevada	No	No	ng	ng
New Hampshire	na	na	na	na
New Jersey	No	No	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	No	No	Yes	No
New York	No	ng	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	ng	ng	ng	ng
North Dakota	Yes†	Yes†	Yes	Yes
Ohio	No	No	No	No
Oklahoma	No	No	Yes	Yes
Oregon	§	§	§	§
Pennsylvania	No	No	Yes	ng
Puerto Rico	Yes†	Yes†	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Carolina	No	No	ng	ng
South Dakota	nr	nr	nr	nr
Tennessee	No	No	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes†	ng	Yes	ng
Utah	No	No	Yes	No
Vermont	ng	ng	ng	ng
Virginia	§	§	Yes	§
Washington	No	No	Yes	Yes
West Virginia	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Wisconsin	No	ng	ng	ng
Wyoming	No	No	No	No
*Aside from the failure rates of specific contraceptive methods. †Only when using non-510 funds. ‡State responded that organizations may provide "general" information only. §State responded that organizations may make referrals. Notes: u=expenditures were made, but amount is unknown. ng=no guidance provided. na=not applicable (no expenditures made for the program overall or through the specified type of entity). nr=no response was made to the survey.

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Table 4. Number of programs choosing to emphasize specific components of the definition of abstinence education in their Section 510 programs
Component	No.	Specific programs emphasizing
No component	30
Any component	16
Specific components
An educational or motivational program which
(A) has as its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, psychological, and health gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity;	10	Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Puerto Rico, Wyoming
(B) teaches abstinence from sexual activity outside marriage as the expected standard for all school age children;	4	Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan
(C) teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and other associated health problems;	10	Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington
(D) teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in context of marriage is the expected standard of human sexual activity;	1	Hawaii
(E) teaches that sexual activity outside of the context of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects;	0
(F) teaches that bearing children out-of-wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the child's parents, and society;	3	Georgia, Nevada, Rhode Island
(G) teaches young people how to reject sexual advances and how alcohol and drug use increases vulnerability to sexual advances; and	16	Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming,
(H) teachest the importance of attaining self-sufficiency before engaging in sexual activity	15	Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Washington, Wyoming,