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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 4 Descriptive statistics of the complete sample (2000 and 2017). Males (n = 5979)

From: "Like a virgin". Correlates of virginity among Italian university students

Variable

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Virginity status

0.226

 

0

1

Age

21.126

1.479

18

26

First born

0.500

 

0

1

Father’s education (number of years)

12.267

3.512

5

17

Mother’s education (number of years)

12.349

3.453

5

17

Parents separated or divorced

0.116

 

0

1

Balanced or intense relationship with the father

0.763

 

0

1

Balanced or intense relationship with the mother

0.903

 

0

1

Have talked in depth with parents about sex

0.274

 

0

1

Having attended the disco often or very often between 16 and 18 years

0.390

 

0

1

Off-site student

0.018

 

0

1

Satisfaction about own body image nowadays

0.821

 

0

1

BMI

22.766

2.784

11.318

42.163

BMI2

526.034

134.419

128.105

1777.709

Having had at least one physical problem between the 14 and 18 years

0.305

 

0

1

Depression

0.328

 

0

1

Opinion about the importance of religion in life

0.431

 

0

1

Participation in religious groups

0.123

 

0

1

Area of residence: North Italy

0.372

 

0

1

Area of residence: Centre Italy

0.265

 

0

1

Area of residence: South Italy

0.363

 

0

1

Year 2017

0.674

 

0

1