Table 1.
Normative beliefs about multiple sexual partners and social status by gender (N = 3,716)
| People in my community believe… | Agree (%) | Not sure (%) | Disagree (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| 1. Asking for “girls” in an entertainment is a sign of high social status. | 7.0 (115) | 3.6 (74) | 5.1 (189) | 46.2 (763) | 54.4 (1,122) | 50.7 (1,885) | 46.9 (774) | 42.1 (868) | 44.2 (1,642) |
| 2. Having a “second wife” is a sign of high social status for men.a | 9.8 (162) | 3.6 (74) | 6.4 (236) | 44.0 (726) | 53.3 (1,100) | 49.1 (1,826) | 46.2 (764) | 43.1 (890) | 44.5 (1,654) |
| 3. Having multiple sexual partners is a sign of high social status for men. | 6.5 (108) | 2.7 (56) | 4.4 (164) | 43.3 (715) | 53.1 (1,095) | 48.7 (1,810) | 50.2 (829) | 44.2 (913) | 46.9 (1,742) |
| 4. Having a “second husband” is a sign of high social status for women. | 4.1(67) | 1.6(32) | 2.7 (99) | 40.5 (669) | 52.6 (1,085) | 47.2 (1,754) | 55.5 (916) | 45.9 (947) | 50.1 (1,863) |
| 5. Having multiple sexual partners is a sign of high social status for women. | 3.0 (49) | 1.4 (28) | 2.1 (77) | 38.6 (638) | 52.4 (1,081) | 46.3 (1,719) | 58.4 (965) | 46.3 (955) | 51.6 (1,920) |
aSignificant differences were found between male and female (P < 0.05)