Demographics and number of sexual partners from a random sample of men and women (n = 1620) from low-income communities of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, from March to June 2001
| Characteristics | Men(n = 770) | Women(n = 850) | Total(n = 1620) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values are n (%). | ||||
| *Data missing for age on nine respondents. | ||||
| †p<0.001. | ||||
| ‡Sexually active respondents only, data missing for seven participants (n = 1338). | ||||
| §Sexually active respondents, who had sex in past year, 495 men (missing data for two men) and 690 women. | ||||
| ¶Sexually active respondents, who have had sex in past year with other than just regular partner, 92 men (missing data for 12 men) and 3 women (one refused to answer). | ||||
| Age* (years) | ||||
| 18–25 | 290 (37.7) | 329 (39.1) | 619 (38.4) | |
| 26–30 | 181 (23.5) | 226 (26.8) | 407 (25.3) | |
| 31–35 | 146 (19.0) | 153 (18.2) | 299 (18.6) | |
| 36–40 | 152 (19.8) | 134 (15.9) | 286 (17.8) | |
| Marital status† | ||||
| Never married | 271 (35.2) | 103 (12.1) | 374 (23.1) | |
| Currently single | 16 (2.0) | 86 (10.2) | 102 (6.3) | |
| Married | 483 (62.7) | 661 (77.8) | 1144 (70.6) | |
| Education† | ||||
| Incomplete primary | 117 (15.2) | 267 (31.4) | 384 (23.7) | |
| Completed primary | 179 (23.2) | 129 (15.2) | 308 (19.0) | |
| High school graduate | 178 (23.1) | 202 (23.8) | 380 (23.5) | |
| College or graduate degree | 296 (38.4) | 252 (29.6) | 548 (33.8) | |
| Sexual activity in lifetime† | ||||
| Yes | 592 (76.9) | 753 (88.6) | 1345 (83.0) | |
| No | 178 (23.1) | 97 (11.4) | 275 (17.0) | |
| Lifetime sexual partners†,‡ | ||||
| 1 | 310 (52.6) | 699 (93.3) | 1009 (75.4) | |
| ⩾2 | 279 (47.4) | 50 (6.7) | 329 (24.6) | |
| Sexual partners in the past year† | ||||
| 0 | 95 (16.1) | 63 (8.4) | 158 (11.75) | |
| 1 | 412 (69.6) | 686 (91.1) | 1098 (81.6) | |
| ⩾2 | 85 (14.4) | 4 (0.5) | 89 (6.6) | |
| Regular sexual partners in past year†§ | ||||
| 0 | 29 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (2.4) | |
| 1 | 445 (89.9) | 689 (99.9) | 1134 (95.7) | |
| ⩾2 | 21 (4.2) | 1 (0.1) | 22 (1.9) | |
| Casual sexual partners in past year¶ | ||||
| 0 | 40 (43.5) | 1 (33.3) | 41 (43.2) | |
| 1 | 20 (21.7) | 1 (33.3) | 21 (22.1) | |
| ⩾2 | 32 (34.8) | 1 (33.3) | 33 (34.7) | |