Table 2.
Estimated marginal means and standard errors of sexual attitudes and stereotypes by background characteristics.
| Casual sex OK | Men sex-driven | Women as objects | Men as tough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (N) | ||||||||
| Boys (254) | 2.43a | (.085) | 3.58 | (.093) | 3.63a | (.092) | 3.73 | (.087) |
| Girls (226) | 1.70b | (.088) | 3.72 | (.097) | 2.92b | (.095) | 3.59 | (.090) |
| Age | ||||||||
| 13–14 (296) | 2.10 | (.084) | 3.64 | (.092) | 3.37 | (.091) | 3.66 | (.086) |
| 15–16 (184) | 2.03 | (.089) | 3.66 | (.098) | 3.17 | (.097) | 3.65 | (.092) |
| Education | ||||||||
| Low (233) | 1.87a | (.109) | 3.52 | (.120) | 3.33 | (.118) | 3.78 | (.112) |
| High (247) | 2.25b | (.072) | 3.78 | (.079) | 3.21 | (.078) | 3.54 | (.074) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Caucasian (372) | 2.15 | (.058) | 3.60 | (.064) | 3.28 | (.063) | 3.66 | (.059) |
| Ethnic minority (108) | 1.98 | (.116) | 3.70 | (.128) | 3.27 | (.126) | 3.65 | (.119) |
SAS scale scores ranging from 1–5, values in parentheses represent standard errors. Means with different superscripts refer to univariate between group differences at p < .05 in a 2 (Gender)* 2 (Age) * 2 (Ethnicity) * 2 (Education) * 4 (SAS) MANOVA (p < .05).