Table 1.
Weighted percentage distributions of each relationship characteristic included in the cluster analysis by the final cluster results, Add Health, Wave III (2001–2002)
| Relationship Characteristics | Total | Clusters
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Relationship Type | ||||||
| Only having sex | 24.9 | 73.1 | 69.2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Dating once in a while | 8.1 | 15.7 | 23.8 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Frequently dating | 12.0 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 24.5 | 16.2 | 1.3 |
| Exclusively dating | 34.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 57.6 | 62.3 | 32.2 |
| Cohabiting | 20.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 66.4 |
| Time Knew Before First Sex | ||||||
| ≤1 day | 10.9 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| 2–7 days | 10.3 | 26.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| 1–2 weeks | 10.2 | 17.9 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 13.4 | 10.2 |
| 2–4 weeks | 12.4 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 13.8 |
| 1–5 months | 24.6 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 35.6 | 26.8 | 28.4 |
| 6 months–1 year | 10.8 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| ≥1 year | 20.8 | 0.0 | 48.7 | 22.8 | 16.9 | 18.4 |
| Frequency of Sex | ||||||
| Had sex once | 19.6 | 50.9 | 42.8 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ≤1 time per week | 23.8 | 19.0 | 37.2 | 67.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 times per week | 12.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 19.7 | 4.5 |
| 3 times per week | 11.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 29.1 | 15.1 |
| 4–7 times per week | 22.1 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 47.6 |
| ≥8 times per week | 10.6 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 32.8 |
| Duration of Relationship | ||||||
| ≤1 month | 23.3 | 67.3 | 49.8 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| 2–4 months | 22.8 | 22.4 | 29.5 | 29.1 | 30.2 | 2.7 |
| 5–12 months | 25.1 | 7.4 | 13.3 | 29.9 | 42.9 | 22.7 |
| 13–27 months | 13.9 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 29.9 |
| ≥28 months | 14.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 44.7 |
| Percentage | 16.9 | 16.1 | 21.5 | 24.6 | 20.9 | |
| N (relationships) | 16,665 | 2,777 | 2,674 | 3,752 | 4,044 | 3,418 |
Note: Wave III weights; unweighted Ns.