Table 9. Descriptive statistics and standardized effect sizes for group comparisons for hispanic vs. non-hispanic groups.

Frequency
	Hispanic (n = 340)	Non-Hispanic (n = 1647)	Hispanic vs. Non-Hispanic
	M (SD)	M (SD)	(d)
Past 12 months
Oral sex	2.1 (2.1)	1.5 (1.8)	0.31*
Vaginal sex	2.5 (2.2)	1.9 (2.0)	0.29*
Anal sex	0.7 (1.5)	0.3 (1.0)	0.31*
Past 30 days
Oral sex	2.0 (2.1)	1.3 (1.8)	0.36*
Vaginal sex	2.4 (2.2)	1.8 (2.0)	0.29*
Anal sex	0.6 (1.5)	0.3 (1.0)	0.24*
Number of partners
Lifetime
Oral sex	6.8 (12.9)	8.8 (16.0)	-0.14
Vaginal sex	8.5 (15.4)	12.0 (19.0)	-0.20*
Anal sex	2.5 (7.3)	2.0 (6.3)	0.07
Past 12 months
Oral sex	1.4 (2.8)	1.1 (2.3)	0.11
Vaginal sex	1.5 (2.8)	1.2 (2.3)	0.11
Anal sex	0.8 (3.0)	0.4 (2.1)	0.16*
Age at initiation
Oral sex	19.2 (5.4)	19.6 (6.0)	-0.07
Vaginal sex	18.6 (4.8)	18.5 (4.7)	0.02
Anal sex	22.5 (6.2)	24.7 (8.5)	-0.30*

Note. Effect sizes of group differences are based on t-test procedures.

* p < .005. Cohen’s d = X-Y/√((X²+Y²)/2).