Table 3.
Logistic Regression Model on Chinese Women’s Lifetime Multiple Sexual Partnerships and Other Characteristics in 2006
| Variable | Distribution (% or mean) |
Prevalence (%) |
Odds Ratios (CI 95%) |
Signifiance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| 50 and above (referent) | 19 | 17.5 | 1.0 | |
| 18–29 | 28.9 | 25.6 | 1.518 (1.059–2.177) | .023** |
| 30–39 | 28.1 | 35 | 1.975 (1.456–2.680) | .000*** |
| 40–49 | 24 | 37.7 | 2.356 (1.739–3.191) | .000*** |
| Education (years) (mean) | 9.3 | 1.041 (1.001–1.081) | 0.042** | |
| Monthly Income (RMB) (mean) | 610 | 1.0 (1.000–1.000) | 0.193 | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Other occupation (referent) | 1.4 | 10.50 | 1.0 | |
| Farmer | 41.5 | 29.70 | 4.23 (1.357–13.188) | 0.013** |
| Manual laborer | 11.9 | 26.50 | 3.347 (1.069–10.476) | 0.038** |
| Sales/service/entertainment industry worker | 14.4 | 32.30 | 4.461 (1.436–13.854) | 0.010** |
| Self-employed | 9.0 | 28.90 | 3.168 (1.005–9.985) | 0.049** |
| Clerical worker/lower ranking bureaucrat | 10.8 | 34.00 | 4.029 (1.282–12.665) | 0.017** |
| Teacher/technician | 3.3 | 39.10 | 5.249 (1.572–17.525) | 0.007** |
| Manager/factory director/entrepreneur | 0.9 | 37.50 | 2.753 (.593–12.767) | 0.196 |
| Government official | 0.6 | 18.80 | 0.33 (.430–12.349) | 2.3 |
| Unemployed | 6.1 | 20.00 | 3.605 (1.082–12.008) | 0.037** |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single (referent) | 15.2 | 16.50 | 1.0 | |
| Cohabiting | 3.9 | 48.00 | 3.751 (2.260–6.226) | 0.000*** |
| Married (first marriage) | 73.4 | 31.60 | 2.607 (1.810–3.755) | 0.000*** |
| Remarried | 2.5 | 38.80 | 3.399 (1.806–6.396) | 0.000*** |
| Divorced/widow | 4.9 | 21.50 | 1.835 (1.031–3.264) | 0.039** |
| Health status | ||||
| Healthy (vs. not healthy) | 56.9 | 28.40 | 1.355 (1.082–1.696) | .008** |
| Fatigue (vs. not fatigued) | 58.9 | 30.20 | 0.807 (0.656–0.994) | .044** |
| Irritable (vs. not irritable) | 52.9 | 33.60 | 1.416 (1.150–1.742) | .001*** |
| Happy (vs. unhappy) | 39.8 | 31.90 | 0.797 (.662–.960) | .017** |
| Sexual norms and other behaviors | ||||
| Positive views of extra-marital sex (vs. negative views) | 42.4 | 32.40 | 1.237 (1.034–1.480) | 0.020** |
| Danced in entertainment venue last year (vs. didn’t dance) | 9.9 | 42.70 | 1.957 (1.446–2.649) | 0.000*** |
| Had full body massage by men (vs. no massage) | 1.4 | 55.60 | 2.062 (1.008–4.219) | 0.047** |
| Took sex enhancing medicine or nutrients (vs. didn’t take) | 7.5 | 38.30 | 1.393 (1.013–1.915) | 0.042** |
| Control variables | ||||
| Rural Residency (vs. non-rural) | 56.3 | 29.00 | 1.061 (.802–1.404) | 0.678 |
| Communist Party member (vs. non-member) | 10 | 30.20 | 0.858 (.628–1.172) | 0.336 |
**
p < .05
***
p < .005