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Table 2 Correlations and descriptive statistics of the study variables

From: Pathways to sexual decision making by Pentecostal church youths in Botswana

Variable

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Mean

SD

1.Primary abstinence

–

         

2.60

1.02

2.Scondary abstinence

−.01

–

        

4.38

.79

3.Contraception

.21

.24*

–

       

3.14

1.24

4.Personal agency

.08

.41**

.14

–

      

4.15

.70

5.Extrinsic religiosity

.19

.26**

−.07

.26**

–

     

1.23

.43

6. Intrinsic religiosity

.16

.24**

−.04

.28**

.35**

–

    

1.66

.33

7.Sex

.02

−.07

−.03

−.10

.00

−.01

–

   

–

–

8.Age

.45**

.05

−.14

.09

.30**

.26**

.03

–

  

–

–

9. Singles

.08

.06

−.16

.20

.09

.04

.02

−.03

–

 

–

–

10. First sex

–

.15*

.46**

−.04

.17*

.13

.08

.39**

.03

–

17.72 yrs

3.52

N

123

216

114

194

163

181

225

223

141

225

–

–

  1. Note. *p <. 05, **p < .01; Single =0; In relationship =1; First sex = only those with sexual debut