TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic variables by relationship pattern group (n=620)
| Single-not-dating (n=97) | Stable-in-a-relationship (n=183) | Single-dating (n=59) | Ended-relationship (n=86) | Started-relationship (n=83 | Ended-and-started-relationship (n=112) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | X2 (df) |
| Female | 42 (43.3) | 114 (62.3) | 33 (55.9%) | 53 (61.6) | 49 (59.0) | 81 (72.3) | 19.29 (5) |
| Heterosexual | 79 (81.4) | 148 (80.9) | 51 (86.4) | 63 (73.3) | 59 (71.1) | 77 (68.8) | 12.20 (5) |
| White | 39 (40.2) | 115 (62.8) | 32 (54.2) | 52 (60.5) | 48 (57.8) | 79 (70.5) | 22.09 (5) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8 (8.2) | 10 (5.5) | 7 (11.9) | 9 (10.5) | 6 (7.2) | 9 (8.0) | 3.61 (5) |
| Live with parents | 47 (48.5) | 54 (29.5) | 28 (47.5) | 38 (44.2) | 33 (39.8) | 43 (38.4) | 13.23 (5) |
| Educational status | 13.32 (10) | ||||||
| Not in college | 26 (26.8) | 67 (36.6) | 16 (27.1) | 22 (25.6) | 21 (25.3) | 24 (21.4) | |
| 2-year college | 21 (21.6) | 33 (18.0) | 8 (13.6) | 19 (22.1) | 13 (15.7) | 26 (23.2) | |
| 4-year college + | 50 (51.5) | 83 (45.4) | 35 (59.3) | 45 (52.3) | 49 (59.0) | 62 (55.4) | |
| Employment | 26.41 (10) | ||||||
| Not employed | 54 (55.7) | 64 (35.0) | 19 (32.2) | 29 (33.7) | 40 (48.2) | 43 (38.4) | |
| Part time | 31 (32.0) | 85 (46.4) | 33 (55.9) | 44 (51.2) | 30 (36.1) | 59 (52.7) | |
| Full time | 15 (15.5) | 39 (21.3) | 8 (13.6) | 15 (17.4) | 14 (16.9) | 11 (9.8) | |
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | F (df) | |
| Age | 21.30 (1.86) | 21.52 (1.65) | 20.96 (1.57) | 21.18 (1.65) | 20.83 (1.74) | 20.90 (1.76) | 3.00 (5) |
Bold typeface indicates significant at p<.05.