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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 2 Distribution of the socio-demographic and psychological characteristics included in the multinomial logistic regression model

From: Who is at risk? Gendered psychological correlates in Italian students’ sexual risk profiles

 

Men

Women

Total

N = 2682

N = 2525

N = 5207

% val.

% val.

% val.

abs. val.

Classes of age

 18/20

33.7

38.2

35.9

1870

 21/22

48.4

47.2

47.8

2489

 23/26

17.9

14.6

16.3

848

Living arrangement

 With at least one parent

67.4

63.7

65.6

3416

 Alone, with friends or partner

24.3

27.2

25.7

1339

 n.a.

8.3

9.1

8.7

452

Area of residence

 North

34.4

31.4

33.0

1716

 Centre

27.3

28.4

27.8

1449

 South/islands

38.4

40.1

39.2

2042

Mother’s educational level

 Low

18.2

27.0

22.5

1172

 Medium

55.9

52.8

54.4

2834

 High

24.7

19.1

22.0

1145

 n.a.

1.1

1.0

1.1

56

Parental separation

 No

84.5

85.4

84.9

4421

 Yes

13.9

13.4

13.7

713

 n.a.

1.6

1.2

1.4

73

Satisfaction with a physical aspect

 At all or little satisfied

17.2

32.9

24.8

1291

 Rather satisfied

46.8

41.9

44.4

2314

 Satisfied

35.2

24.6

30.1

1565

 n.a.

0.8

0.6

0.7

37

Feeling of insecurity

 Indifferent

13.7

12.9

13.3

692

 Disagree

68.5

65.8

67.2

3498

 Agree

12.1

17.3

14.6

760

 n.a.

5.8

4.0

4.9

257

Sensation seeking

 Indifferent

21.2

21.8

21.5

1120

 Disagree

2.6

6.9

4.7

245

 Agree

70.0

65.7

67.9

3535

 n.a.

6.2

5.6

5.9

307