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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample (N = 351)

From: Young people’s romantic relationships and sexual activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Total (N = 351)

Ages 13–17 (n = 223, 63.5%)

Ages 18–21 (n = 128, 36.5%)

P-value*

n

%

n

%

n

%

Race/ethnicity

      

0.130

 Hispanic

260

75.1

171

78.1

89

70.1

 

 Non-Hispanic White

16

4.6

10

4.6

6

4.7

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

16

4.6

6

2.7

10

7.9

 

 Non-Hispanic Other

54

15.6

32

14.6

22

17.2

 

Gender

      

0.073

 Female

250

71.6

168

75.7

82

64.6

 

 Male

94

26.9

50

22.5

44

34.7

 

 Transgender

3

0.9

2

0.9

1

0.8

 

 Gender-queer/Non-binary

2

0.6

2

0.9

0

0.0

 

Sexual orientation

      

0.569

 Straight/heterosexual

285

82.9

179

81.7

106

84.8

 

 LGBQ

46

13.4

30

13.7

16

12.8

 

 Questioning/not sure

13

3.8

10

4.6

3

2.4

 

School enrollment

      

< 0.001

 In middle/high school

206

59.0

191

86.0

15

11.8

 

 In college

57

16.3

9

4.1

48

37.8

 

 Not in school

86

24.6

22

9.9

64

50.4

 

Full or part-time job

70

20.2

23

10.4

47

37.3

< 0.001

Living with parents

320

91.4

215

96.4

105

82.7

< 0.001

Knows someone infected by coronavirus

84

25.1

54

25.1

30

25.0

0.981

How worried are you that you will catch COVID-19?

      

0.465

 Very worried

59

17.7

35

16.4

24

20.0

 

 Somewhat worried

188

56.3

119

55.6

69

57.5

 

 Not at all worried

87

26.1

60

28.0

27

22.5

 
  1. * p-value based on chi-square test comparing adolescents (ages 13–17) and young adults (ages 18–21)