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[IF ARQ_5B=1, ASK ARQ_5C; ELSE SKIP TO ADV_1] With how many people have you been sexually involved with in the past three years? (ARQ_5C)


Variable Comparisons

[Age | Gender | Political Ideology | Race | Religious Tradition | Region | Education ]

Age

18 to 29 years old 30 to 44 years old 45 to 59 years old 60 to 74 years old 75 years and older TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1
1 24.3%
35		 30.9%
29		 63.3%
69		 78.9%
15		 100.0%
2		 40.8%
150
2 20.1%
29		 29.8%
28		 21.1%
23		 5.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 22.0%
81
3 19.4%
28		 10.6%
10		 8.3%
9		 15.8%
3		 0.0%
0		 13.6%
50
4 10.4%
15		 5.3%
5		 1.8%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 6.0%
22
5 9.0%
13		 7.4%
7		 2.8%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 6.3%
23
6 to 10 9.0%
13		 13.8%
13		 0.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 7.3%
27
More than 10 7.6%
11		 2.1%
2		 0.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.8%
14
Missing 411 654 645 392 139 2241
TOTAL 100.0%
144		 100.0%
94		 100.0%
109		 100.0%
19		 100.0%
2
368


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 0.5%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1
1 46.4%
85		 35.1%
65		 40.8%
150
2 24.6%
45		 18.9%
35		 21.7%
80
3 12.6%
23		 14.6%
27		 13.6%
50
4 4.9%
9		 7.0%
13		 6.0%
22
5 6.0%
11		 6.5%
12		 6.3%
23
6 to 10 4.4%
8		 10.8%
20		 7.6%
28
More than 10 0.5%
1		 7.0%
13		 3.8%
14
Missing 1167 1074 2241
TOTAL 100.0%
183		 100.0%
185
368


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.3%
1
1 27.8%
10		 46.4%
26		 33.0%
30		 49.1%
28		 55.0%
11		 41.7%
45
0		 40.8%
150
2 5.6%
2		 21.4%
12		 16.5%
15		 26.3%
15		 35.0%
7		 26.9%
29
0		 21.7%
80
3 19.4%
7		 7.1%
4		 15.4%
14		 19.3%
11		 5.0%
1		 11.1%
12
1		 13.3%
49
4 13.9%
5		 3.6%
2		 9.9%
9		 1.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 5.6%
6
0		 6.3%
23
5 19.4%
7		 1.8%
1		 8.8%
8		 0.0%
0		 5.0%
1		 5.6%
6
0		 6.3%
23
6 to 10 11.1%
4		 14.3%
8		 8.8%
8		 3.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 4.6%
5
0		 7.3%
27
More than 10 2.8%
1		 5.4%
3		 6.6%
6		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.6%
5
0		 4.1%
15
Missing 133 321 541 448 205 569 0 2217
TOTAL 100.0%
36		 100.0%
56		 100.0%
91		 100.0%
57		 100.0%
20		 100.0%
108
1
368


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 0.4%
1		 1.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
2
1 40.6%
99		 37.3%
22		 52.9%
18		 66.7%
8		 0.0%
0		 11.8%
2		 40.4%
149
2 20.9%
51		 27.1%
16		 20.6%
7		 16.7%
2		 66.7%
2		 17.6%
3		 22.0%
81
3 13.5%
33		 11.9%
7		 11.8%
4		 8.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 35.3%
6		 13.8%
51
4 6.1%
15		 5.1%
3		 2.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 17.6%
3		 6.0%
22
5 7.0%
17		 5.1%
3		 5.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 5.9%
1		 6.2%
23
6 to 10 7.8%
19		 3.4%
2		 5.9%
2		 8.3%
1		 33.3%
1		 11.8%
2		 7.3%
27
More than 10 3.7%
9		 8.5%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.8%
14
Missing 1567 220 287 97 6 65 2242
TOTAL 100.0%
244		 100.0%
59		 100.0%
34		 100.0%
12		 100.0%
3		 100.0%
17
369


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 1.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1
1 42.9%
12		 48.1%
38		 44.7%
17		 52.2%
47		 18.6%
16		 42.2%
19		 40.7%
149
2 21.4%
6		 16.5%
13		 18.4%
7		 22.2%
20		 30.2%
26		 17.8%
8		 21.9%
80
3 17.9%
5		 15.2%
12		 21.1%
8		 13.3%
12		 11.6%
10		 6.7%
3		 13.7%
50
4 10.7%
3		 3.8%
3		 5.3%
2		 2.2%
2		 10.5%
9		 6.7%
3		 6.0%
22
5 3.6%
1		 7.6%
6		 2.6%
1		 1.1%
1		 12.8%
11		 6.7%
3		 6.3%
23
6 to 10 3.6%
1		 5.1%
4		 2.6%
1		 8.9%
8		 8.1%
7		 13.3%
6		 7.4%
27
More than 10 0.0%
0		 2.5%
2		 5.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 8.1%
7		 6.7%
3		 3.8%
14
Missing 118 614 325 603 323 259 2242
TOTAL 100.0%
28		 100.0%
79		 100.0%
38		 100.0%
90		 100.0%
86		 100.0%
45
366


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1
1 45.0%
27		 46.6%
48		 40.4%
44		 32.3%
31		 40.8%
150
2 28.3%
17		 19.4%
20		 22.0%
24		 19.8%
19		 21.7%
80
3 8.3%
5		 12.6%
13		 12.8%
14		 17.7%
17		 13.3%
49
4 1.7%
1		 5.8%
6		 6.4%
7		 8.3%
8		 6.0%
22
5 5.0%
3		 3.9%
4		 7.3%
8		 8.3%
8		 6.3%
23
6 to 10 5.0%
3		 7.8%
8		 7.3%
8		 9.4%
9		 7.6%
28
More than 10 6.7%
4		 3.9%
4		 2.8%
3		 4.2%
4		 4.1%
15
Missing 380 518 771 572 2241
TOTAL 100.0%
60		 100.0%
103		 100.0%
109		 100.0%
96
368


Education

No high school diploma GED or high school diploma Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree Other TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1
1 52.0%
13		 37.0%
68		 40.0%
28		 39.5%
17		 56.7%
17		 46.7%
7		 40.9%
150
2 20.0%
5		 22.3%
41		 25.7%
18		 16.3%
7		 10.0%
3		 46.7%
7		 22.1%
81
3 12.0%
3		 13.6%
25		 12.9%
9		 18.6%
8		 13.3%
4		 0.0%
0		 13.4%
49
4 0.0%
0		 8.2%
15		 4.3%
3		 2.3%
1		 6.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 5.7%
21
5 4.0%
1		 4.3%
8		 4.3%
3		 18.6%
8		 10.0%
3		 6.7%
1		 6.5%
24
6 to 10 4.0%
1		 8.7%
16		 10.0%
7		 4.7%
2		 3.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 7.4%
27
More than 10 8.0%
2		 6.0%
11		 1.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.8%
14
Missing 279 872 410 377 237 56 2231
TOTAL 100.0%
25		 100.0%
184		 100.0%
70		 100.0%
43		 100.0%
30		 100.0%
15
367
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