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Table 6 Opinions (I agree that...). Odds ratio, z, p(z), and 95% confidence intervals by gender and year of interview of logistic models

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Gender of respondent

Year

Religiosity

Odds ratio

z

p (z)

95% CI

Odds ratio

z

p (z)

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

   

A young man remains a virgin until marriage

A young woman remains a virgin until marriage

Male

2000

Not religious

1.000

1.000

Religious

2.013

z = 5.33

p < 0.001

1.556

2.605

1.918

z = 5.53

p < 0.001

1.523

2.417

2017

Not religious

0.957

z = −0.33

p = 0.742

0.735

1.246

0.798

z = −1.87

p = 0.061

0.630

1.011

Religious

1.577

z = 3.27

p = 0.001

1.200

2.071

1.344

z = 2.35

p = 0.019

1.002

1.720

Female

2000

Not religious

1.868

z = 4.34

p < 0.001

1.409

2.478

1.218

z = 1.48

p = 0.138

0.939

1.581

Religious

4.674

z = 12.50

p < 0.001

3.670

5.952

3.438

z = 11.10

p < 0.001

2.765

4.275

2017

Not religious

2.022

z = 5.28

p < 0.001

1.557

2.626

1.314

z = 2.25

p = 0.025

1.036

1.667

Religious

2.716

z = 7.51

p < 0.001

2.093

3.525

2.075

z = 6.05

p < 0.001

1.638

2.629

   

A young man in a couple cheats

A young woman in a couple cheats

Male

2000

Not religious

1.000

1.000

Religious

0.783

z = −2.08

p = 0.038

0.622

0.986

0.687

z = −2.38

p = 0.018

0.504

0.937

2017

Not religious

0.505

z = −5.34

p < 0.001

0.393

0.649

0.555

z = −3.57

p < 0.001

0.401

0.767

Religious

0.470

z = −5.36

p < 0.001

0.357

0.619

0.433

z = −4.41

p < 0.001

0.299

0.629

Female

2000

Not religious

0.093

z = −9.93

p < 0.001

0.059

0.149

0.359

z = −4.79

p < 0.001

0.236

0.546

Religious

0.039

z = −14.13

p < 0.001

0.025

0.062

0.197

z = −8.43

p < 0.001

0.135

0.287

2017

Not religious

0.079

z = −12.67

p < 0.001

0.053

0.117

0.236

z = −7.06

p < 0.001

0.158

0.352

Religious

0.042

z = −12.27

p < 0.001

0.025

0.070

0.127

z = −8.28

p < 0.001

0.078

0.207

   

A young man has homosexual intercourse

A young woman has homosexual intercourse

Male

2000

Not religious

1.000

1.000

Religious

0.517

z = −4.75

p < 0.001

0.394

0.679

0.479

z = −6.40

p < 0.001

0.382

0.600

2017

Not religious

3.112

z = 9.80

p < 0.001

2.480

3.905

2.684

z = 9.28

p < 0.001

2.179

3.306

Religious

1.442

z = 2.87

p = 0.004

1.123

1.852

1.386

z = 2.86

p = 0.004

1.108

1.733

Female

2000

Not religious

2.544

z = 7.22

p < 0.001

1.974

3.277

1.068

z = 0.55

p = 0.585

0.843

1.352

Religious

1.142

z = 1.14

p = 0.254

0.909

1.435

0.473

z = −7.02

p < 0.001

0.384

0.583

2017

Not religious

13.309

z = 20.49

p < 0.001

10.389

17.048

4.680

z = 13.47

p < 0.001

3.739

5.858

Religious

5.142

z = 13.41

p < 0.001

4.048

6.532

2.052

z = 6.45

p < 0.001

1.649

2.554

  1. Source: authors’ elaboration on SIS and SELFY survey data
  2. The reference category is being male, interviewed in the year 2000, not religious. In bold confidence intervals of Religious that do not overlap the confidence intervals of Not religious