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. 2007 Nov 21;2(11):e1216. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001216

Table 3. Descriptive Statistics of Dependent Variables.

Variable Definition N Mean SD
AgeSex Age at first sexual intercourse 124 16.88 1.46
Kids Desired age to begin having children 163 28.91 2.56
SOI Sociosexual Orientation Inventory 153 57.15 30.59
DDT Delay Discounting Task (patience) 156 −1.33 0.71
BIS Barratt Impulsivity Scale
 BIS-AI Attentional Impulsiveness 169 17.21 3.46
 BIS-MI Motor Impulsiveness 172 21.78 3.76
 BIS-NPI Non-Planning Impulsiveness 166 25.46 3.97
 BIS-Total General Impulsiveness 157 64.43 9.21
EIQ Eysenck Impulsivity Questionnaire
 EIQ-V Venturesomeness 174 9.83 3.45
 EIQ-I Impulsiveness 168 10.48 4.34
SSS Sensation Seeking Scale
 SSS-D Disinhibition 169 5.89 2.43
 SSS-ES Experience Seeking 170 5.52 1.92
 SSS-BS Boredom Susceptibility 174 3.17 2.04
 SSS-TAS Thrill and Adventure Seeking 174 6.64 2.71
 SSS-Total Overall Sensation Seeking Proneness 163 21.25 5.81
Virgins * Are virgins 173 28.30
Want Children * Want to have children 172 94.80
*

categorical variables: mean of percent responding positively given instead of mean