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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Factors associated with the choice of having multiple sexual partners among male college students with casual heterosexual sex in Zhejiang Province, Eastern China

Variables

Multiple sexual partners group (n = 222, %)

 

Single partner group (n = 140, %)

 

χ2

P

Age (yrs)

20.05 ± 1.404

 

20.11 ± 1.331

   

Less than or equal to 19

80(36.0)

 

46(32.9)

 

0.391

0.822

20–21

108(48.6)

 

71(50.7)

   

Greater than or equal to 22

34(15.4)

 

23(16.4)

   

Grade

      

Freshman

52(23.4)

 

28(20.0)

 

1.609

0.657

Sophomore

70(31.5)

 

50(35.7)

   

Junior

75(33.8)

 

50(35.7)

   

Senior

25(11.3)

 

12(8.6)

   

Province of household registration

 

2.672

0.102

Other provinces

70(31.5)

 

33(23.6)

   

Zhejiang Province

152(68.5)

 

107(76.4)

   

Source of origin hometown

 

4.353

0.037

Rural area

118(53.2)

 

90(64.3)

   

Town/city

104(46.8)

 

50(35.7)

   

Monthly living expenses (CNY*)

   

12.555

0.002

Less than or equal to 1000

54(24.3)

 

45(32.1)

   

1001–1500

58(26.1)

 

52(37.2)

   

Greater than or equal to 1501

110(49.6)

 

43(30.7)

   

Family relations

    

0.139

0.710

Harmonious

177(79.7)

 

109(77.9)

   

General/disharmonious

45(20.3)

 

31(22.1)

   
  1. * CNY, Chinese Yuan