Table 3.

Estimates of Latent Trait Scores and Observed Scores by Subgroups

		Latent trait scores					Observed scores
Subgroup		n	M	SE	Z	p	M	SD
Study	Study 1	485	0.00	-			2.93	3.82
	Study 2	653	−0.04	0.08	−0.50	ns	2.63	3.55
Gender	Male	818	0.00	-			3.24	3.92
	Female	315	−0.75	0.1	−7.50	< .01	1.49	2.51
Ethnicity	Hispanic	561	0.00	-			2.60	3.41
	Non-Hispanic White	426	0.06	1.08	0.86	ns	2.91	3.77
Age Group	Emerging Adult	448	−0.04	1.02	−0.50	ns	2.72	3.60
	Early Adult	388	0.00	-			2.89	3.70
	Middle Adult	273	−0.18	1.13	−2.00	< .01	2.62	3.73
Sex Partners	Main only	307	0.00	-			2.48	3.43
	Casual/Exchange	314	0.36	1.17	4.50	<.01	3.10	3.64

Note. Z = Wald Z statistic.