Table 2.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Characteristics for a Sample of Young Adult U.S. Females, Total Sample and by Timing of Well-Woman Exam
| Total sample n = 1000 |
Never n = 237 |
Delayed n = 297 |
On-time n = 462 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p |
| Sexual orientation (n = 996) | |||||
| Heterosexual | 722 (72.20) | 154 (64.98) | 201 (67.68) | 364 (78.79) | <0.001 |
| Bisexual | 166 (16.60) | 38 (16.03) | 56 (18.86) | 71 (15.37) | |
| Gay/lesbian | 42 (4.20) | 13 (5.49) | 17 (5.72) | 12 (2.60) | |
| Something else | 70 (7.0) | 32 (13.50) | 23 (7.74) | 15 (3.25) | |
| Age at first menstrual period (n = 994) | |||||
| 10 years old or younger | 155 (15.53) | 29 (12.24) | 43 (14.58) | 83 (17.97) | 0.244 |
| 11 years old | 173 (17.33) | 42 (17.72) | 53 (17.97) | 75 (16.23) | |
| 12 years old | 297 (29.76) | 83 (35.02) | 89 (30.17) | 125 (27.06) | |
| 13 years old | 200 (20.04) | 51 (21.52) | 57 (19.32) | 92 (19.91) | |
| 14 years old or older | 173 (17.33) | 32 (13.50) | 53 (17.97) | 87 (18.83) | |
| Have you had at least one period in the last 6 months? (n = 994) | |||||
| Yes | 898 (89.98) | 222 (94.07) | 275 (92.59) | 397 (86.12) | <0.001 |
| No | 100 (10.02) | 14 (5.93) | 22 (7.41) | 64 (13.88) | |
| Would you consider your menstrual cycle length relatively normal? (n = 994) | |||||
| Yes | 730 (73.15) | 172 (72.88) | 217 (73.06) | 338 (73.32) | 0.992 |
| No | 268 (26.85) | 64 (27.12) | 80 (26.94) | 123 (26.68) | |
| Would you consider your bleeding length relatively normal? (n = 994) | |||||
| Yes | 764 (76.55) | 188 (79.66) | 224 (75.42) | 350 (75.92) | 0.453 |
| No | 234 (23.45) | 48 (20.34) | 73 (24.58) | 111 (24.08) | |
| Ever had a sexual experience with another person (n = 996) | |||||
| Yes | 852 (85.20) | 163 (68.78) | 258 (86.87) | 427 (92.42) | <0.001 |
| No | 148 (14.80) | 74 (31.22) | 39 (13.13) | 35 (7.58) | |
| Age at first sexual experience with another person (n = 848) | |||||
| <12 years | 40 (4.69) | 8 (4.91) | 21 (8.14) | 11 (2.58) | 0.085 |
| 12–13 years | 66 (7.75) | 15 (9.20) | 16 (6.20) | 34 (7.96) | |
| 14–15 years | 205 (24.06) | 43 (26.38) | 56 (21.71) | 106 (24.82) | |
| 16–17 years | 262 (30.75) | 49 (30.06) | 81 (31.40) | 129 (30.21) | |
| 18+ years | 279 (32.75) | 48 (29.45) | 84 (32.56) | 147 (34.43) | |
| Number of sexual partners in the past 12 months (n = 847) | |||||
| 0 sexual partner | 56 (6.58) | 18 (11.04) | 19 (7.36) | 19 (4.46) | 0.042 |
| 1 sexual partner | 616 (72.39) | 104 (63.80) | 185 (71.71) | 325 (76.29) | |
| 2 sexual partners | 87 (10.22) | 22 (13.50) | 26 (10.08) | 39 (9.15) | |
| 3 or more | 92 (10.81) | 19 (11.66) | 28 (10.85) | 43 (10.09) | |
| Currently using contraception (n = 993) | |||||
| Yes | 493 (49.45) | 80 (33.89) | 145 (46.77) | 267 (59.73) | <0.001 |
| No | 504 (50.55) | 156 (66.10) | 165 (55.74) | 180 (39.05) | |
| Ever pregnant (n = 800) | |||||
| Yes | 370 (44.15) | 27 (16.77) | 111 (44.40) | 228 (53.90) | <0.001 |
| No | 468 (55.85) | 134 (83.23) | 139 (55.60) | 195 (46.10) |