Table 2.
Absolute (raw) height preferences by sex, country, and relationship context. These raw values do not account for variance due to individual or sample differences.
| Country | Relationship context | Preferred height (cm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SEM | |||
| Preferred Heights for Women | Canada | Long-term | 167.178 | 0.8792 |
| Short-term | 165.565 | 0.9177 | ||
| Cuba | Long-term | 164.802 | 0.6294 | |
| Short-term | 164.018 | 0.6824 | ||
| Norway | Long-term | 165.976 | 0.7536 | |
| Short-term | 166.077 | 0.8289 | ||
| United States | Long-term | 165.552 | 1.2353 | |
| Short-term | 164.517 | 1.3230 | ||
| Preferred Heights for Men | Canada | Long-term | 180.402 | 0.5046 |
| Short-term | 179.629 | 0.5550 | ||
| Cuba | Long-term | 179.208 | 0.4532 | |
| Short-term | 178.943 | 0.4470 | ||
| Norway | Long-term | 179.971 | 0.7674 | |
| Short-term | 180.181 | 0.7814 | ||
| United States | Long-term | 179.691 | 0.6629 | |
| Short-term | 179.962 | 0.6979 | ||
SEM = standard error of the mean.