Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of women and men in Norway (percent)

	Women (n = 1967)		Men (n = 2181)		p	Effect sizea
	%	n	%	n
Age groups					< .001	.14
< 30 years	26.0	511	17.0	370
30–39 years	20.7	408	19.7	430
40–49 years	14.4	283	15.5	339
50–59 years	15.8	310	18.8	411
60–69 years	13.7	269	13.3	289
70 + years	9.5	186	15.7	342
Level of education					< .001	.07
6–8 years of schooling	0.4	7	1.2	25
9–10 years of schooling	4.0	78	5.3	114
12–13 years of schooling	28.5	559	32.1	696
Lower university level	43.8	858	39.2	851
Higher university level	23.3	456	22.3	484
Religious					.361	.04
No	60.0	1145	59.0	1264
Christian—no denomination	18.2	348	18.0	385
Roman Catholic	0.8	16	0.7	14
Protestant	16.7	318	17.3	371
Baptist/Methodist/Evangeline	2.2	42	3.4	72
Islam/Muslim	0.8	15	0.6	12
Other	1.2	23	1.1	24
Place of residence					< .001	.06
Urban/city	60.0	1174	54.0	1173
Small town	25.3	496	28.2	612
Rural	14.7	287	17.8	387
Sexual orientation					< .001	.09
Heterosexual	94.5	1823	92.7	1983
Homosexual/lesbian	1.1	22	3.9	83
Bisexual/pansexual	3.7	72	2.8	60
Asexual/other	0.6	12	0.7	14
Relationship status					< .001	.10
Partneredb	71.0	1392	76.6	1663
Unmarriedc	18.4	361	18.0	390
Separated/divorcedc	7.4	145	4.3	93
Widow/widowerc	3.2	62	1.1	24
Ever intercoursed
Yes	95.2	1811	93.4	1990	.015	-.04
No	4.8	91	6.6	141

Chi-square test of differences for gender

^aphi coefficient for 2 by 2 tables, Cramer’s V for tables lager than 2 by 2; ^bmarried/cohabitant/registered partnership or in a current permanent relationship; ^cand being single/currently not in a permanent relationship; ^dvaginal, oral or anal intercourse