Table 4.
An overview of the sociodemographic, psychological, and sexual behavioral factors of women and men in each cluster
| Women | Men | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | p | Effect size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | p | Effect size | Min | Max | |
| HmS | LmS | HmD | LmD | HmS | LmS | HmD | LmD | |||||||
| Age | 38.1 | 48.9 | 41.3 | 46.1 | < .001 | .08 | 41.4 | 54.7 | 42.8 | 57.7 | < .001 | .19 | 18 | 87 |
| Education | ||||||||||||||
| 6–8 years of schooling | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .144 | .06 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | .007 | .07 | ||
| 9–10 years of schooling | 2.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 6.4 | ||||||
| 12–13 years of schooling | 25.6 | 27.1 | 28.9 | 30.5 | 32.7 | 34.2 | 30.3 | 28.5 | ||||||
| Lower university level | 49.0 | 45.6 | 43.6 | 39.1 | 39.2 | 37.7 | 41.4 | 44.3 | ||||||
| Higher university level | 23.3 | 23.7 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 20.8 | 24.0 | 18.7 | ||||||
| Religious | < .001 | .18 | < .001 | .20 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 29.1 | 47.2 | 28.9 | 34.4 | 31.6 | 50.5 | 27.2 | 46.9 | ||||||
| No | 70.9 | 52.8 | 71.1 | 65.6 | 68.4 | 49.5 | 72.8 | 53.1 | ||||||
| Relationship status | < .001 | .18 | < .001 | .19 | ||||||||||
| Partnereda | 80.5 | 84.4 | 54.3 | 64.5 | 77.6 | 92.90 | 55.9 | 83.5 | ||||||
| Unmarriedb | 12.6 | 6.8 | 33.1 | 21.8 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 36.8 | 9.1 | ||||||
| Separated/divorcedb | 6.6 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 5.9 | ||||||
| Widow/widowerb | 0.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ||||||
| Distress about sexual difficultiesc | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | < .001 | .08 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | < .001 | .04 | 1 | 4 |
| Body imaged | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | < .001 | .04 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | < .001 | .06 | 1 | 7 |
| Genital self-imaged | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | < .001 | .04 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | < .001 | .05 | 1 | 7 |
| Number of sex partners (lifetime)e | 14.4 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 11.4 | < .001 | .02 | 19.9 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 17.0 | .005 | .01 | 0 | 200 |
| Frequency of pornography usee | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | < .001 | .10 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 4.2 | < .001 | .34 | 1 | 8 |
| Number of sexual experience/desirese | 3.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | < .001 | .12 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | < .001 | .13 | 0 | 7 |
| Intercourse frequencyf | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | < .001 | .23 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | < .001 | .24 | 1 | 7 |
Percentage given for education, religiosity, and relationship status; mean scores given if not otherwise specified
amarried/cohabitant/registered partnership or in a current permanent relationship; band being single/currently not in a permanent relationship chigher scores denote greater sexual distress dhigher scores denote greater dissatisfaction ehigher scores denote higher frequency/number; Max value for number of sex partners (lifetime) varied across gender (women = 149); One-way ANOVA (Effect size = eta squared) and Chi-square test of differences among clusters (Effect size = phi coefficient for 2 by 2 tables, Cramer’s V for tables lager than 2 by 2)