Table 2.

Demographic characteristics by contraceptive method (n = 189)

	Hormonal only users (n = 77) %	Condom primarily usersA (n = 61) %	Dual usersB (n = 51) %	χ2or F (as appropriate)
Contraceptive effect on sexual pleasure				0.002**
Decreased enjoyment due to method	95.7	74.6	77.1
Neutral/increased enjoyment due to method	4.3	22.9	22.9
Sexual satisfaction score (mean, s.d.)	-0.234	-0.006	0.420	0.002**
Relationship length				0.011*
<6 months	13.9	19.3	36.7
6-12 months	11.1	15.8	8.2
1-2 years	18.1	3.5	14.3
2 or more years	56.9	61.4	40.8
Age (mean, s.d.)	25.3	25.6	22.0	0.011*
Marital status				0.005**
Single (never married)	44.7	53.3	79.6
Married	25.0	23.3	4.1
Living with partner	26.3	20.0	10.2
Separated/divorced	3.9	3.3	6.1
Number of children in household				0.105
Zero	75.4	73.5	90.2
One or more	24.6	26.5	9.8
Education				0.101
High school or less	19.5	13.6	22.0
Some college	28.6	39.0	48.0
College or post grad	51.9	47.5	30.0
Household income				0.996
20 000 or less	23.0	20.0	20.0
20 001 to 40 000	23.0	21.7	26.0
40 001 to 75 000	28.4	31.7	30.0
75 001 or greater	25.7	26.7	24.0
STI history				0.139
No reported STI	44.2	27.9	35.3
At least one lifetime STI	55.8	72.1	64.7
Number of current partners				0.468*
One partner	90.0	88.5	83.7
More than one partner	9.1	11.5	16.3
Employment status				0.046*
Employed full-time	45.5	41.0	21.6
Employed part-time	15.6	19.7	25.3
Full-time students	32.5	32.8	41.2
Other (homemakers, unemployed)	6.5	6.6	2.0
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0

^AUse of male condoms either with or without withdrawal, spermicide, and/or outercourse.

^BUse of a hormonal method and male condoms, either with or without withdrawal, spermicide, and/or outercourse.

^*P < 0.05

^**P < 0.01

STI, sexually transmissible infection