Journal of Population Sciences
Table 5 Descriptive statistics of the complete sample (2000 and 2017). Females (n = 6421)
From: "Like a virgin". Correlates of virginity among Italian university students
Variable | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Virginity status | 0.273 | 0 | 1 | |
Age | 21.040 | 1.473 | 18 | 26 |
First born | 0.471 | 0 | 1 | |
Father’s education (number of years) | 11.332 | 3.648 | 5 | 17 |
Mother’s education (number of years) | 11.342 | 3.612 | 5 | 17 |
Parents separated or divorced | 0.098 | 0 | 1 | |
Balanced or intense relationship with the father | 0.698 | 0 | 1 | |
Balanced or intense relationship with the mother | 0.866 | 0 | 1 | |
Have talked in depth with parents about sex | 0.343 | 0 | 1 | |
Having attended the disco often or very often between 16 and 18 years | 0.343 | 0 | 1 | |
Off-site student | 0.023 | 0 | 1 | |
Satisfaction about own body image nowadays | 0.683 | 0 | 1 | |
BMI | 21.026 | 2.999 | 13.932 | 42.163 |
BMI2 | 451.077 | 139.831 | 194.094 | 1777.709 |
Having had at least one physical problem between the 14 and 18 years | 0.282 | 0 | 1 | |
Depression | 0.350 | 0 | 1 | |
Opinion about the importance of religion in life | 0.603 | 0 | 1 | |
Participation in religious groups | 0.183 | 0 | 1 | |
Area of residence: North Italy | 0.341 | 0 | 1 | |
Area of residence: Centre Italy | 0.258 | 0 | 1 | |
Area of residence: South Italy | 0.401 | 0 | 1 | |
Year 2017 | 0.573 | 0 | 1 |