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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 1 Religiosity and the timing of FSI among students according to gender and year of survey

From: Religiosity differences in the transition to first intercourse before age 18 among Polish students

 

Religion is important

Religion is fairly important

Religion is of little or no importance

Total (n)

% of respondents

 Men

2001

33.5

37.1

29.4

100 (620)

2013

31.1

30.0

38.9

100 (453)

 Women

2001

45.8

41.5

12.7

100 (938)

2013

37.8

36.8

25.4

100 (971)

% of respondents having had FSI before the 18th birthday

 Men

2001

16.5

42.9

41.7

33.3

2013

21.5

43.6

47.5

38.0

 Women

2001

8.8

31.1

34.5

21.3

2013

18.2

37.5

43.9

31.7

Median age at first sexual intercourse (FSI)a

 Men

2001

22.00***

18.83

18.41

19.42

2013

20.17***

18.25

18.17

18.83

 Women

2001

22.17***

19.33

18.92

20.42

2013

21.25***

18.66

18.25

19.25

  1. ***p < 0.001
  2. aThe median age at first sexual intercourse was calculated for all the respondents using a survival technique (Kaplan-Meier)