Table 2.

Proportion of CNLSY sample who have had sexual intercourse by father presence.

	Total Sample		Females Only		Males Only
Ever had sex	N	%	N	%	N	%
Always Absent
Yes	240	69.6	122	68.5	118	70.7
No	105	30.4	56	31.5	49	29.3
Partially Absent
Yes	228	63.3	107	58.2	121	68.8
No	132	36.7	77	41.9	55	31.3
Always Present
Yes	205	33.3	95	31.9	110	34.7
No	410	66.7	203	68.1	207	65.3

Note. 62 offspring (31 males, 31 females) were not included because of missing data for father absence.