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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 7 Behaviors (Respondent had...). 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

Lower

Upper

Sexual intercourse before age 18

 Male

2000

Not religious

1.000

Religious

0.699

z = −3.37

p = 0.001

0.567

0.861

2017

Not religious

1.628

z = 4.78

p < 0.001

1.333

1.989

Religious

1.263

z = 2.11

p = 0.035

1.017

1.567

 Female

2000

Not religious

1.163

z = 1.27

p = 0.204

0.922

1.466

Religious

0.651

z = −4.24

p < 0.001

0.533

0.794

2017

Not religious

2.282

z = 7.68

p < 0.001

1.848

2.817

Religious

1.441

z = 3.38

p = 0.001

1.166

1.782

Cheated on his/her partner

 Male

2000

Not religious

1.000

Religious

0.945

z = −0.41

p = 0.684

0.719

1.242

2017

Not religious

0.878

z = −0.98

p = 0.325

0.676

1.139

Religious

0.833

z = −1.24

p = 0.214

0.625

1.111

 Female

2000

Not religious

0.475

z = −4.30

p < 0.001

0.339

0.667

Religious

0.365

z = −6.61

p < 0.001

0.271

0.492

2017

Not religious

0.559

z = −3.95

p < 0.001

0.418

0.746

Religious

0.321

z = −6.88

p < 0.001

0.232

0.444

At least one homosexual experience

 Male

2000

Not religious

1.000

Religious

0.975

z = −0.12

p = 0.904

0.646

1.471

2017

Not religious

1.160

z = 0.77

p = 0.443

0.794

1.695

Religious

1.464

z = 1.81

p = 0.071

0.968

2.212

 Female

2000

Not religious

0.944

z = −0.26

p = 0.798

0.606

1.470

Religious

0.564

z = −2.70

p = 0.007

0.372

0.854

2017

Not religious

3.662

z = 6.99

p < 0.001

2.544

5.270

Religious

1.992

z = 3.49

p < 0.001

1.352

2.935

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