Table 1.
Sample sociodemographic characteristics and sexual history (n=256).
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–20 | 85 (33.2) |
| 21–22 | 95 (37.1) |
| >22 | 76 (29.7) |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 22.5 (2.1) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 172 (67.2) |
| Asian | 35 (13.7) |
| African American | 23 (9.0) |
| Other | 13 (5.1) |
| More than one race | 13 (5.1) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 12 (4.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 216 (84.4) |
| Married | 7 (2.7) |
| Living together | 27 (10.6) |
| Other | 2 (0.8) |
| Missing | 4 (1.6) |
| Student standing | |
| Undergraduate | 181 (70.7) |
| Graduate | 70 (27.3) |
| Missing | 5 (2.0) |
| Supplemental health insurance coverage1 | |
| None | 84 (32.8) |
| Parent’s private insurance | 58 (22.7) |
| Student’s own private insurance | 31 (12.1) |
| Other | 70 (27.3) |
| Missing | 13 (5.1) |
| Sexual History | |
| Ever had sexual intercourse | 233 (91.0) |
| Lifetime number of sex partners, among those who ever had sexual intercourse (n=233) | |
| 1 | 62 (26.6) |
| 2–5 | 114 (48.9) |
| >5 | 48 (20.6) |
| Missing | 9 (3.9) |
| Gender of sex partners, among those who ever had sexual intercourse2 (n=233) | |
| Sex partners are male | 213 (91.4) |
| Sex partners are female | 3 (1.3) |
| Sex partners are male and female | 5 (2.2) |
| Missing | 12 (5.2) |
| Currently sexually active2 | 187 (73.6) |
| Current method of contraception, among those currently sexually active2 (n=187) | |
| Condoms | 45 (24.1) |
| Oral contraceptives | 71 (38.0) |
| Other | 52 (27.8) |
| None | 10 (5.4) |
| Missing | 9 (4.8) |
| Currently has multiple sex partners | 6 (2.3) |
1
All students pay a student health insurance fee as part of tuition which covers a broad range of health care services at the university-based clinic (excludes vaccinations)
2
Abstracted from medical record