Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of individual characteristics for young women and men in analytic sample (percentages unless otherwise noted)

Characteristic	Total	Female	Male	Sig.
Caregiver Instability Between Beginning of Calendar and Age 18
Experienced any change in primary caregiver	45.40	44.62	46.15
3+ changes in primary caregiver	9.94	10.77	9.16
Mean number of changes in primary caregiver	0.93 (1.52)	0.92 (1.46)	0.94 (1.58)
Sexual Behavior
First sex at age 14 or younger	21.01	18.46	23.44
First sex at age 17 or younger	62.85	60.00	65.57
Mean age at first sex (for those who initiated sexual activity prior to the interview date)	16.14 (2.40)	16.38 (2.30)	15.93 (2.48)	*
Ever Reported as Primary Caregiver Between Beginning of Calendar and Age 18
Parent	90.99	91.15	90.84
Grandparent	10.32	11.92	8.79
Aunt/uncle	18.76	16.15	21.25
Sibling	15.57	18.08	13.19
Other	7.69	5.77	8.06
Orphaned by Age 18
Paternal orphan	21.58	21.92	21.25
Maternal orphan	5.44	5.77	5.13
Double orphan	12.20	11.15	13.19
Major Residential Move Between Beginning of Calendar and Age 18
Experienced any major change in residence	55.16	57.31	53.11
Age at Time of Interview
Mean age	20.55 (1.84)	20.49 (1.84)	20.60 (1.84)
Gender
Female	48.78
Schooling Status at Age 15
In formal school	86.82	84.34	89.14
Urban/Rural Residence at Age 15
Urban	66.60	63.31	69.66
Economic Status at Time of Interview
Lowest	24.95	21.15	28.57	*
Lower middle	24.95	24.23	25.64
Upper middle	25.33	25.77	24.91
Highest	24.77	28.85	20.88	*
Number of Individuals	533	260	273

Note: Standard deviations are given in parentheses below means.

^*p < .05 for differences between young women and men.