Table 3.

Household context predictors of self-reported changes in sexual behaviors among US adults (n = 1010) early in the COVID-19 pandemic–hugging, cuddling or holding hands with a partner, solo masturbation, partnered masturbation, oral sex and vaginal sex

	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Predictor Variable	Hugged, cuddled or held hands with a partner	Solo masturbation	Partnered masturbation	Any oral sex	Vaginal sex
Number of kids in house	1.03 (0.88–1.21)	0.96 (0.77–1.19)	1.07 (0.84–1.35)	0.96 (0.78–1.18)	0.98 (0.81–1.18)
Number of people 18 +	1.20 (1.03–1.40)*	0.93 (0.73–1.18)	1.16 (0.87–1.54)	1.05 (0.85–1.31)	1.11 (0.92–1.34)
Work status
Employed as essential worker (referent)	-	-	-	-	-
Employed not as essential worker	0.92 (0.51–1.69)	1.37 (0.66–2.86)	1.14 (0.43–2.96)	0.87 (0.41–1.91)	0.97 (0.47–2.01)
Not working currently	0.55 (0.27–1.03)	1.48 (0.68–3.23)	0.81 (0.29–2.25)	0.43 (0.18–1.02)	0.71 (0.33–1.53)
Past 30-day relationship status
Partnered and cohabiting (referent)	–	–	–	–	–
Partnered and not cohabiting	0.37 (0.23–0.61)***	3.02 (1.67–5.36)***	0.33 (0.16–0.71)**	0.41 (0.22–0.78)**	0.57 (0.32–1.04)
Unpartnered	0.32 (0.16–0.64)**	2.40 (1.07–5.39)**	0.32 (0.11–0..93)*	0.33 (0.13–0.85)*	0.30 (0.13–0.70)*

^*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; Note: All odds ratios are adjusted for age, gender, sexual identity, location of residence and mental health symptoms; CI = confidence interval. Higher odds ratio indicate movement toward increased activity and lower odds ratio indicate movement toward decreased activity