| Random effects | Fixed effects | |
|---|---|---|
| β | β | |
| Personal attitudes & intentions+ | ||
| Approval: premarital sex | .15 *** | .12 *** |
| (.02) | (.02) | |
| Approval: sex with friends | .06 ** | .02 |
| (.02) | (.02) | |
| Wants to get pregnant | .26 ** | .22 * |
| (.08) | (.09) | |
| Previous experiences+ and age | ||
| Sexual debut <=14 years† | .10 | -- |
| (.10) | -- | |
| Ever had sex | .91 *** | .92 *** |
| (.07) | (.09) | |
| Cumulative no. sex partners | .03 *** | .01 |
| (.01) | (.01) | |
| Cumulative no. births | −.24 *** | −.05 |
| (.07) | (.13) | |
| Age | .22 *** | .27 *** |
| (.02) | (.03) | |
| Current relationship | ||
| Status (ref: none) | ||
| Married | .92 *** | .77 *** |
| (.14) | (.16) | |
| Engaged | .73 *** | .64 *** |
| (.08) | (.09) | |
| Special | .47 *** | .44 *** |
| (.04) | (.05) | |
| Relationship duration | .00 | −.00 |
| (.00) | (.00) | |
| Friends context+ | ||
| Friends’ approval of sex | .15 *** | .12 *** |
| (.02) | (.02) | |
| Prop. friends sexually active | .11 *** | .06 * |
| (.02) | (.02) | |
| Family context+ and race | ||
| Parents’ approval of sex | .10 *** | .11 *** |
| (.02) | (.02) | |
| Mother <20 at first birth† | −.09 | -- |
| (.08) | -- | |
| Mother’s education (ref: <H.S.) † | -- | |
| Completed H.S. | .08 | -- |
| (.13) | -- | |
| Completed college | .32 * | -- |
| (.15) | -- | |
| Received public assistance as a child† | −.08 | -- |
| (.08) | -- | |
| African American† | −.58 *** | -- |
| (.09) | -- | |
| Institutional contexts+ | ||
| School | ||
| Enrolled in college | .16 *** | .10 |
| (.05) | (.05) | |
| Religion | ||
| Highly religious† | −.23 ** | -- |
| (.08) | -- | |
| Frequency of religious attendance† | −.00 | -- |
| (.02) | -- | |
| Constant | −4.37 *** | −4.97 *** |
| (.42) | (0.50) | |
| Observations (weeks) | 4,888 | 4,888 |
| Number of respondents | 925 | 925 |
Note: The sample is limited to weeks in which the question about desire for sex was asked.
Standard errors in parentheses,
***
p<0.001,
**
p<0.01,
*
p<0.05
+
Measures are lagged and reflect respondents’ situation as of the prior week.
†
Measure was assessed once at baseline and therefore does not vary within respondents over time.