Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of French servicemen and women included in COSEMIL survey who have ever had sexual intercourse (n = 1482)
From: Sexual health in the French military: a multidimensional and gendered perspective
Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | p-value | ||
Age | 25 years | 232 | 19.1 | 55 | 17.8 | 0.0004 |
25–29 years | 259 | 23.6 | 68 | 36.6 | ||
30–39 years | 470 | 32.2 | 84 | 31.1 | ||
40 + years | 289 | 25.1 | 25 | 14.5 | ||
Current partner | Yes | 1040 | 82.6 | 189 | 82.0 | 0.86 |
No | 210 | 17.4 | 43 | 18.0 | ||
Marital Status | Married | 536 | 38.9 | 61 | 25.3 | 0.002 |
(PACS) Civil union | 142 | 12.1 | 37 | 20.7 | ||
Single | 511 | 44.8 | 120 | 48.1 | ||
Divorced | 51 | 4.1 | 13 | 5.8 | ||
Widowed | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | |||
Level of education | No diploma or primary school | 46 | 3.6 | 5 | 3.2 | 0.03 |
<High school | 483 | 38.7 | 64 | 26.8 | ||
High school graduation | 464 | 34.7 | 114 | 46.1 | ||
Bachelor’s | 190 | 16.7 | 38 | 19.0 | ||
Graduate degree | 65 | 6.4 | 10 | 4.9 | ||
Place of birth | Mainland France | 1091 | 86.8 | 202 | 88.6 | 0.67 |
Overseas France | 114 | 9.7 | 23 | 8.0 | ||
Foreign country | 45 | 3.6 | 7 | 3.4 | ||
Number of children | 0 | 545 | 44.8 | 140 | 62.5 | 0.001 |
1 | 232 | 17.7 | 38 | 13.3 | ||
2 | 318 | 23.9 | 45 | 20.0 | ||
> = 3 | 153 | 13.6 | 9 | 4.2 | ||
Military branch | Army | 572 | 61.6 | 73 | 39.6 | < 0.001 |
Air force | 375 | 18.4 | 97 | 43.6 | ||
Navy | 303 | 20.0 | 62 | 16.8 | ||
Military rank | Officer | 117 | 12.2 | 14 | 6.3 | 0.002 |
Noncommissioned Officer | 584 | 45.1 | 99 | 46.8 | ||
Enlisted personnel | 549 | 42.8 | 119 | 46.9 | ||
Length of service | <=5 years | 298 | 26.1 | 67 | 28.5 | 0.0003 |
5–15 years | 461 | 34.9 | 115 | 46.5 | ||
15–25 years | 356 | 27.0 | 43 | 22.8 | ||
> 25 years | 131 | 12.1 | 7 | 2.2 | ||
Military status | Military carrier | 474 | 37.7 | 48 | 21.9 | < 0.001 |
Under contract | 775 | 62.3 | 184 | 78.1 | ||