Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics and sexual health indicators for sexually experienced youth (n = 1484)
| Females n = 842 | Males n = 642 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.75 | ||
| 15-19 years | 45% | 46% | |
| 20-24 years | 55% | 54% | |
| Relationship status | <0.001 | ||
| No partner | 23% | 36% | |
| Non-cohabitating partner | 45% | 45% | |
| Cohabitating partner | 31% | 18% | |
| Education level | 0.03 | ||
| < High school graduation | 45% | 52% | |
| High school graduation | 35% | 33% | |
| > High school | 20% | 15% | |
| Professional situation | 0.001 | ||
| Working | 28.6% | 41% | |
| Student | 58.3% | 47% | |
| Unemployed | 10.2% | 10% | |
| Other | 2.9% | 1% | |
| Country of birth | 0.28 | ||
| France | 92.6% | 94% | |
| Foreign country | 7% | 6% | |
| Mean (SD) age at first sexual intercourse | 16.5 (16.4-16.7) | 15.8 (15.6-16.0) | <0.001 |
| Sexual orientation | 0.21 | ||
| Heterosexual | 96% | 97% | |
| Bisexual | 3% | 1% | |
| Homosexual | 1% | 2% | |
| Mean (SD) number of lifetime partners | 3.6 (3.3-3.9) | 6.4 (5.7-7.0) | <0.001 |
| Nr of partners last 12 months. | <0.001 | ||
| 1 partner | 73% | 59% | |
| 2 to 4 partners | 23% | 33% | |
| 5+ partners | 2% | 5% | |
| Missing | 1% | 2% | |
| Ever unintended pregnancy | 11% | 8% | 0.18 |
| STI in the last 5 years | 5% | 2% | 0.001 |
| Forced sex last 12 months | 3% | 4% | 0.25 |
| Satisfaction with sexual life | 0.02 | ||
| Very satisfied | 59% | 51% | |
| Rather satisfied | 34% | 42% | |
| Little satisfied | 5% | 6% | |
| Not satisfied at all | 2% | 2% | |
| Frequency of sexual acts last 4 weeks | 0.11 | ||
| No acts | 17% | 23% | |
| 1-4 acts | 27% | 24% | |
| 5-9 acts | 17% | 15% | |
| 10+ acts | 39% | 39% |