Washington, May. 8, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Parents of American public-school students overwhelmingly support educational programs that support sexual abstinence, in preference to programs that promote a "safe-sex" approach, according to a new survey.
 
 A Zogby poll, commissioned by the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA), found that 80% of parent would prefer the abstinence approach rather than a focus on condom use. The vast majority (93%) want their children informed that condoms are not always effective, and 83% want their children to refrain from sexual activity before marriage.
 
 The NAEA commissioned the survey in light of an upcoming debate on federal funding for abstinence-based programs. "There's so much misinformation out there about what abstinence education is," reasoned Valerie Huber, the director of NAEA. "We were convinced that once parents understood the real content of abstinence education, they would overwhelmingly support abstinence.”