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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 2 Sexual abstinence and mark at high school—all students

From: Adolescent sexual behaviour and academic performance of Italian students

 

OLS

 

Coef.

SE

Sexual abstinence

0.120***

(0.030)

Gender: man (ref. woman)

− 0.346***

(0.021)

Survey: 2017 (ref. 2000)

0.073***

(0.022)

No sexual relations before 19 years old * man (interaction)

0.126***

(0.034)

No sexual relations before 19 years old * 2017 (interaction)

− 0.062*

(0.035)

Mark of low-secondary school

0.313***

(0.007)

He/she was doing volunteering often when she/he was 14–18

0.026

(0.028)

He/she was doing sport often when she/he was 14–18

− 0.102***

(0.019)

Mother has at least high school degree

0.001

(0.020)

Father has at least high school degree

− 0.030

(0.020)

Mother and father were white collar during high school period

− 0.091***

(0.019)

Father unemployed during high school period

− 0.003

(0.035)

Mother unemployed during high school period

0.038**

(0.018)

Divorce

− 0.046

(0.029)

Born in the South of Italy

0.108***

(0.017)

Living in a district with more than 50,000 habitans (school time)

− 0.045***

(0.017)

Observations

12,443

 
  1. Significance levels as follows: *** p <0.01, ** p <0.05, * p <0.1