Table 1 Study 1: Descriptive characteristics of sample population (n = 127)
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Total (n = 127) | Non-Acceptorsa(n = 64) | Acceptorsb(n = 63) | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. profiles (%) | |||
Gender | |||
Male | 79 (62.2%) | 36 (56.2%) | 43 (68.3%) |
Female | 48 (37.8%) | 28 (43.8%) | 20 (31.7%) |
Ethnicity c (n = 83 displayed ethnicity) | |||
White/Caucasian | 43 (51.8%) | 23 (57.5%) | 20 (46.5%) |
Latin/Hispanic | 19 (22.9%) | 9 (22.5%) | 10 (23.3%) |
Black/African | 13 (15.7%) | 5 (12.5%) | 8 (18.6%) |
Asian | 2 (2.4%) | 0 | 2 (4.7%) |
Other | 6 (7.2%) | 3 (7.5%) | 3(6.9%) |
Relationship status c (n = 120 displayed relationship status) | |||
Single | 73 (60.8%) | 41 (67.2%) | 32 (54.2%) |
In a relationship | 34 (28.4%) | 10 (16.4%) | 24 (40.7%) |
Married | 6 (5.0%) | 5 (8.2%) | 1 (1.7%) |
Engaged | 5 (4.2%) | 3 (4.9%) | 2 (3.4%) |
Swinger | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.65%) | 0 |
Divorced | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.65%) | 0 |