Table 6.

Character relationship status in Chinese television romantic scenes

	Romantic Scenes (N=1,112)
Relationship Status	N	%
Both are single (no marriage, no other boyfriends/girlfriends)	455	40.9
Husband and wife	224	20.1
Boyfriend and girlfriend	202	18.2
Hard to identify	164	14.7
Male is married, but the female (in scene) is not his spouse	58	5.2
Female is married, but the male (in scene) is not her spouse	33	3.0
Female has boyfriend, but the male (in scene) is not her boyfriend	14	1.3
Male has girlfriend, but the female (in scene) is not his girlfriend	12	1.1
Gay or Lesbian	0	0.0

Note. Categories are not mutually exclusive; each category was coded as present or absent. Categories are arranged in descending order of frequency of appearance.