Unsafe Sex In The City: Fewer People Using Condoms

By: Kate Sullivan
wcbstv.com

NEW YORK (CBS) - A new study shows more and more New Yorkers are putting themselves at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases because fewer people are using condoms.

Public service announcements have been a part of the New York City health department's campaign to get more people to use condoms. Although the department has distributed some 48 million condoms since last year, officials say not enough New Yorkers are heeding the warnings.

The department surveyed 10,000 adults in the five boroughs, and found that many are putting themselves at risk by having unsafe sex.

Forty percent of all New Yorkers engaged in sex without a condom with multiple partners.

In a year that has seen sex scandals involving top local politicians, the survey also addresses the issue of cheating. Five percent of New Yorkers admitted to having sex outside their relationship.

Men are three times more likely than women to report multiple partners.

In 2006, more than half of all New York City pregnancies were unplanned and more than 60,000 new cases of STD's were reported.