Table 2

Mean age at first anal intercourse according to sample characteristics^*

	Mean AFAI	β	t	p Value
Education
Post-secondary^†	21.5	–	–	–
Secondary or below	19.4	−0.11	3.30	0.001
Employment
Full time^†	20.9	–	–	–
Part time	19.7	−0.04	1.18	0.24
Unemployed	22.2	0.01	0.21	0.83
Country of birth
Australia^†	20.7	–	–	–
Overseas	21.8	0.02	0.70	0.48
Relationship status
Not in an ongoing relationship^†	20.9	–	–	–
In an ongoing relationship	20.9	−0.02	0.51	0.61
Sexual coercion prior to age 16
No^†	21.2	–	–	–
Yes	16.4	−0.16	5.14	<0.001

↵* Sample is restricted to those who reported ever having had anal intercourse and who reported the age at which they first had anal intercourse (N=822).
↵† Reference category.
AFAI, age at first anal intercourse; β, standardised beta coefficient; t, t test.