Table 1.

Private and public virginity pledge as predictors of abstinence across 4 years

	Wave 1 Virginity	Wave 1 Virginity	Wave 2 Virginity	Wave 2 Virginity*	Wave 3 Virginity	Wave 3 Virginity*	Wave 4 Virginity	Wave 4 Virginity*
	COR (99.6% CI)	AOR* (99.6 CI)	COR (99.6% CI)	AOR* (99.6% CI)	COR (99.6% CI)	AOR* (99.6% CI)	COR (99.6% CI)	AOR* (99.6% CI)
Private Pledge	33.01** 15.30, 71.24	23.89** 9.88, 57.78	20.89** 10.78, 40.49	11.91** 5.57, 25.46	14.04** 7.50, 26.29	7.53** 3.71, 15.31	15.34** 7.80, 30.17	7.55** 3.54, 16.09
Public Pledge	3.80** 1.89, 7.66	2.06 0.90, 4.70	3.88** 1.84, 8.17	1.82 0.76, 4.36	3.89** 1.80, 8.43	2.06 0.85, 4.98	2.40** 1.07, 5.37	0.86 0.32, 2.32

Note. COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio

^*Multivariate models include covariates for age, race, high-risk drinking, impulsivity, and religiosity

^**99.64% CI does not include 1; significant at p < .0036 level