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. 2009 Mar 13;85(Suppl_1):i34–i40. doi: 10.1136/sti.2008.033431

Table 2. Median and IQR for age at first sex and age at marriage by reliability of data and birth cohort for men and women.

Birth cohort Age at first sex Age at first marriage
All data Reliable data All data Reliable data
Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR)
Men
1950–9 20.1 (18.3–22.4) 19.9 (18.0–22.2) 24.5 (22.0–27.0) 24.6 (21.9–27.0)
1960–9 19.6 (17.9–21.6) 19.5 (17.8–21.7) 24.7 (22.0–27.4) 25.0 (22.0–27.7)
1970–9 19.0 (17.3–20.9) 19.0 (17.2–20.9) 23.2 (21.2–25.2) 23.4 (21.3–25.4)
Women
1950–9 19.0 (17.3–20.6) 18.9 (17.2–20.5) 19.1 (17.4–20.8) 18.9 (17.2–20.7)
1960–9 18.7 (17.0–20.6) 18.7 (17.0–20.6) 18.9 (17.2–20.9) 18.8 (17.0–20.8)
1970–9 19.0 (17.4–20.8) 19.0 (17.5–20.8) 19.3 (17.7–21.1) 19.3 (17.7–21.2)

IQR, interquartile range.