Table A1.
Distribution of Premarital Sexual Partners (as of Wave III) by Sex.
| Number of Partners | Men | Women | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 368 (0.23) | 475 (0.25) | 843 (0.24) |
| 1 | 194 (0.12) | 245 (0.13) | 439 (0.13) |
| 2 | 159 (0.10) | 232 (0.12) | 391 (0.11) |
| 3 | 132 (0.08) | 174 (0.09) | 306 (0.09) |
| 4 | 147 (0.09) | 176 (0.09) | 323 (0.09) |
| 5 | 81 (0.05) | 109 (0.06) | 190 (0.05) |
| 6 | 63 (0.04) | 98 (0.05) | 161 (0.05) |
| 7 | 54 (0.03) | 69 (0.04) | 123 (0.04) |
| 8 | 23 (0.01) | 38 (0.02) | 61 (0.02) |
| 9 | 81 (0.05) | 87 (0.05) | 168 (0.05) |
| 10+ | 274 (0.17) | 223 (0.12) | 497 (0.14) |
| Total | 1576 (1.00) | 1926 (1.00) | 3502 (1.00) |
Note: Proportion by column in parentheses. Sample is limited to those whose first marriages began after Wave III (N = 3502 after removing four missing observations). One partner is subtracted for each respondent to ensure only partners other than eventual spouses are counted.