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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of unmarried out-of-school youth

From: Sexual attitudes, pattern of communication, and sexual behavior among unmarried out-of-school youth in China

Characteristics

Total

Male

Female

 

N

1304

801

503

 

Mean age (M ± SD)

19.5 ± 1.5

19.7 ± 1.5

19.3 ± 1.3

***

Age

    

   16–18

27.8

25.2

31.8

**

   19–21

63.3

64.4

61.4

 

   22–24

9.0

10.4

6.8

 

Education

    

   Junior high or lower

45.4

53.2

33.0

***

   Senior high

48.7

42.2

59.0

 

   College or higher

5.9

4.6

8.0

 

Occupation

    

   Factory worker

63.6

63.8

63.3

***

   Seeking employment

24.9

26.9

21.7

 

   Restaurant worker

4.7

5.2

3.8

 

   Teacher/technician/clerk

6.8

4.1

11.2

 

Family structure

    

   Both parents

95.2

95.0

95.6

 

   Single-parent

4.8

5.0

4.4

 

Parent's discipline

    

   Strict

35.2

33.1

38.7

*

   General/relaxed

64.8

66.9

61.3

 

Feeling toward family

    

   Very good

33.7

31.2

37.6

**

   Good

41.8

41.7

42.0

 

   Less than good

24.5

27.1

20.5

 

Family economic status

    

   Rich

6.4

5.7

7.5

*

   Average

83.4

82.3

85.4

 

   Poor

10.2

12.0

7.1

 

Dating

31.9

29.3

36.0

*

  1. Note: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.