Table 3.
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Vaginal Sexual Boundaries
| Boundary | White (W) N=203 |
Latino (L) N=152 |
Asian (A) N=108 |
Pacific Islander (PI) N=44 |
χ2 | R/E Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never (I would not do this activity under any circumstance) | 1.9% | 6% | 7.9% | 2.6% | 6.75 | |
| At any Opportunity | 8.7% | 13.7% | 10.1% | 10.5% | 0.57 | |
| At a Certain Age | 23.2% | 15.4% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 13.42** |
W > A** W > PI* |
| Feel Mature to Handle Consequences | 53.1% | 53.8% | 50.6% | 57.9% | 0.61 | |
| Attractive Partner | 25.1% | 25.6% | 23.6% | 21.1% | 0.94 | |
| Length of Relationship | 18.4% | 13.7% | 13.5% | 7.9% | 3.57 | |
| Committed Relationship | 45.9% | 41.9% | 39.3% | 34.2% | 2.43 | |
| Trust of Partner | 54.1% | 50.4% | 39.3% | 44.7% | 5.83 | |
| Partner and I are in Love | 48.3% | 43.6% | 42.7% | 39.5% | 1.66 | |
| I was Married | 45.4% | 50.4% | 59.6% | 65.8% | 8.53* |
A > W* PI > W* |
| Will not get in Trouble | 26.1% | 23.9% | 25.8% | 15.8% | 1.94 | |
| No one would find out | 17.9% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 7.9% | 2.99 | |
| Safer Sex Method Available | 40.1% | 40.2% | 34.8% | 39.5.5% | 0.84 |
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001