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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 1 Associates with reporting of premarital sexual intercourse and activity

From: Premarital sex and pregnancy in Greater Jakarta

Variable

Categories

% respondents

Sex

Male

41

Female

59

Age group

20–24 years

33

25–29 years

32

30–34 years

35

Highest education level

Up to Junior high school

31

Senior high school

49

Associate degree/diploma

9

Bachelor degree or higher

12

Religion

Islam

90

Other

10

Religiosity

Not religious

12

Somewhat religious

66

Religious

15

Very religious

6

Gender attitudes

Agree/strongly agree

76

Not sure/not answered

11

Disagree/strongly disagree

13

Watch western TV and/or listen to pop music

Never

17

Up to once a week

48

Several times a week

35

Father’s ethnicity

Java

39

Sunda

21

Betawi

20

Other

12

Parents’ education

Father did not complete high school

57

Only father completed high school

17

Mother and father completed high school

23

Unsure/do not know

4

  1. Source: The 2010 Greater Jakarta Transition to Adulthood Survey