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. 2020 Feb 20;39(2):366–375. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.190137

Table 3. Prevalence of sexual behaviors in the past 12 months.

Variable Having sexual partnera Sexual events with casual partnersa Frequency of sexual intercourse (/mo)
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Overall 937/1,135 (82.6) 903/1,031 (87.6) 257 (22.6) 26 (2.5) 3.3±3.6 2.7±3.0
Age (y)
 18–19 7/17 (41.2) 11/17 (64.7) 4/17 (23.5) 1/17 (5.9) 1.5±2.6 2.5±3.4
 20–29 97/165 (58.8) 99/126 (78.6) 47/165 (28.5) 5/126 (4.0) 3.1±3.2 3.2±3.2
 30–39 208/259 (80.3) 200/219 (91.3) 76/259 (29.3) 7/219 (3.2) 3.9±4.2 3.7±3.6
 40–49 266/294 (90.9) 246/268 (91.8) 59/294 (20.1) 4/268 (1.5) 3.2±3.5 3.0±2.9
 50–59 234/261 (89.7) 224/253 (88.5) 52/261 (19.9) 6/253 (2.4) 3.2±3.5 2.1±2.6
 60–69 125/139 (89.9) 123/148 (83.1) 19/139 (13.7) 3/148 (2.0) 2.6±2.8 1.1±1.9
Education level
 Middle school or lower 10/15 (66.7) 31/42 (73.8) 3/15 (20.0) 1/42 (2.4) 2.3±2.3 0.8±1.2
 High school or college 255/322 (79.2) 419/478 (87.7) 69/322 (21.4) 8/478 (1.7) 3.1±3.7 2.7±3.0
 University or higher 672/798 (84.2) 453/511 (88.6) 185/798 (23.2) 17/511 (3.3) 3.4±3.6 2.8±3.1
Marital status
 Currently married 785/793 (97.4) 771/794 (97.1) 150/793 (18.9) 18/794 (2.3) 3.6±3.6 2.9±3.0
 Divorced or widowed 14/47 (29.8) 21/65 (32.3) 17/47 (30.5) 2/65 (3.1) 1.7±3.4 1.0±3.0
 Never married 138/295 (44.4) 111/172 (64.5) 90/295 (27.2) 6/172 (3.5) 2.6±3.5 2.4±3.0
Monthly income ($)
 <900 50/93 (53.8) 113/141 (80.1) 13/93 (14.7) 1/141 (0.7) 1.8±3.0 1.9±2.5
 900–1,799 96/142 (67.6) 228/270 (84.4) 27/142 (18.4) 4/270 (1.5) 3.0±3.7 2.5±3.2
 1,800–2,699 216/288 (75.2) 195/226 (86.3) 69/288 (24.0) 12/226 (5.3) 3.0±3.4 2.5±3.2
 2,700–3,599 216/237 (90.3) 140/153 (91.5) 48/237 (23.1) 4/153 (2.6) 3.5±3.6 3.0±3.0
 3,600–4,499 160/169 (93.5) 101/109 (92.7) 42/169 (24.9) 2/109 (1.8) 3.6±3.9 2.8±2.6
 ≥4,500 199/206 (96.5) 126/132 (95.5) 58/206 (29.2) 3/132 (2.3) 3.8±3.6 3.1±3.1

Values are presented as number/total number (%) or mean±standard deviation.

aProportions were the results from respondents who had experienced sexual intercourse.