Table 1.
Distribution of respondents by key demographic characteristics
| Characteristics | The Philippines (N=3044) | El Salvador (N=2591) | Peru (N=3359) | Total (N=8994) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (range: 13–18) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 16.0 (1.3) | 15.2 (1.6) | 15.2 (1.1) | 15.5 (1.4) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female, n (%) | 1956 (64.3) | 1130 (43.6) | 1838 (54.7) | 4924 (54.8) |
| Economic status | ||||
| High or very high, n (%) | 246 (8.1) | 404 (15.6) | 476 (14.2) | 1126 (12.5) |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic, n (%) | 2546 (83.6) | 1305 (52.8) | 2405 (72.6) | 6256 (70.8) |
| Protestant, n (%) | 299 (9.8) | 738 (29.8) | 373 (11.3) | 1410 (16.0) |
| Others*, n (%) | 145 (4.8) | 110 (4.5) | 192 (5.8) | 447 (5.1) |
| No religion, n (%) | 54 (1.8) | 320 (12.9) | 345 (10.4) | 719 (8.1) |
| Religiosity | ||||
| High†, n (%) | 1881 (61.8) | 1290 (49.8) | 858 (25.5) | 4029 (44.8) |
| School funding | ||||
| Public, n (%) | 1652 (54.3) | 1582 (61.1) | 1554 (46.3) | 4788 (53.2) |
| School type | ||||
| Coeducational, n (%) | 2951 (96.9) | 1976 (76.3) | 2436 (72.5) | 7363 (81.9) |
| Sexual initiation | ||||
| Sexually initiated‡, n (%) | 635 (20.9) | 591 (22.8) | 588 (17.5) | 1814 (20.2) |
*Other religions include Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Jews, Muslims and other religions, which vary across the different countries.
†Youth who have a religion, attend a temple at least once a week, and consider that “My faith is a very important influence that I am willing to take into account in my life”.
‡Youth who have ever had complete sexual relations.