Table 2.

Weighted descriptive statistics (percentages or means) of individual characteristics by individual’s gender, Add Health, Wave III (2001–2002)

Individual Characteristics	Women	Men
Age at the Beginning of the Relationship***a
15–16 years	8.2	6.6
17–18 years	28.1	24.9
19–20 years	29.7	30.5
21–22 years	25.1	27.0
≥23 years	8.9	11.0
Race/Ethnicity
White	69.2	70.0
Black	17.5	15.1
Hispanic	10.2	11.2
Asian	3.1	3.7
Nativity Status
U.S.-born	96.1	95.6
Foreign-born	3.9	4.4
Religious denomination as of Wave I
No religious affiliation	14.7	15.6
Catholic	24.5	26.4
Protestant	55.5	53.0
Non-Christian/other	5.3	5.0
Religiosity as of Wave I***	−0.06	−0.28
Family Structure as of Wave I
Two parents (biological, or biological and stepparent)	63.7	66.2
Biological mother only	26.2	23.5
Biological father only	3.8	4.2
Other family situations	6.3	6.1
Mother’s Education	13.24	13.28
Father’s Education	13.64	13.53
Household Income as of Wave I ($)	46,352	45,980
Perceived Risk of Pregnancy or AIDS as of Wave I***	0.18	−0.18
Perceived Severity of Pregnancy as of Wave I	0.06	0.11
Contraceptive Self-efficacy as of Wave I***	0.18	−0.08
Age at First Sex as of Wave III
≤14 years	17.5	15.2
15–17 years	51.6	52.1
≥18 years	30.9	32.7
Number of Sexual Relationships per Individual	2.87	2.76
N (individuals)	3,096	2,874

Notes: Wave III weights; unweighted Ns. Design-based F-test significance levels conducted for gender comparisons.

^aAge of the respondent at the beginning of the relationship varies across relationships.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001