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. 2013 Jun 4;13:262. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-262

Table 1.

Participant characteristics using the complex samples procedure (N = 12313)

Characteristic variables Number Weighting % (95% CI)
Gender
 
 
 
  Male
958
48.4
(47.4–49.4)
  Female
6355
51.6
(50.6–52.6)
Age (years)
 
 
 
  <17
3649
29.3
(25.7–33.2)
  17–18
6695
55.4
(51.0–59.6)
  >18
1969
15.3
(12.4–18.7)
Hometown
 
 
 
  Shanghai
6290
49.8
(46.8–52.9)
  Sanming
3027
24.3
(21.4–27.5)
  Beihai
2996
25.9
(23.2–28.7)
School type
 
 
 
  Model senior high school
2371
19.0
(16.0–22.5)
  Common senior high school
8053
64.0
(60.5–67.4)
  Vocational high school
1889
16.9
(14.6–19.6)
Average monthly income per person (CNY*)
 
 
 
  <1500
3982
32.7
(31.3–34.1)
  1500-2500
5281
42.5
(41.4–43.6)
  >2500
3050
24.8
(23.7–25.9)
Experience of premarital sex
 
 
 
  Yes
552
4.5
(4.1–5.5)
  No
11761
95.4
(95.0–95.9)
Condom use in sexual debut
 
 
 
  Yes
132
25.0
(21.2–29.1)
  No
420
75.0
(70.9–78.8)
Consistent condom use
 
 
 
  Yes
65
11.6
(9.1–14.7)
  No 487 89.5 (85.0–90.3)

* CNY Chinese Yuan; 6.30 CNY = 1 USD.