Young Adolescents and Their Parents: A National Study, 1984 - Father Component

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FPMARSEX I think young people should be able to experiment with sexual intercourse before marriage.   1) Strongly disagree   2) Disagree   3) Not sure   4) Agree   5) Strongly agree

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly disagree	2098	48.9%	48.9%	-.83
Disagree	1295	30.2%	79.1%	.19
Not sure	533	12.4%	91.5%	1.2
Agree	313	7.3%	98.8%	2.21
Strongly agree	51	1.2%	100%	3.22

Variable Comparisons

Gender of child Race/ethnicity Marital status Education Family income Age

Gender of child (I-SEXCHLD)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	46.5% 989	51.4% 1100	49.0% 2089
Disagree	30.6% 652	29.7% 635	30.2% 1287
Not sure	14.1% 299	10.8% 230	12.4% 529
Agree	7.9% 168	6.7% 144	7.3% 312
Strongly agree	0.9% 20	1.4% 29	1.1% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 2128	100.0% 2138	4266

Race/ethnicity (I-FRACE)

	Black	Hispanic	Asian	White	Other	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	36.1% 44	48.7% 19	40.8% 20	49.4% 1989	40.0% 10	48.9% 2082
Disagree	30.3% 37	23.1% 9	28.6% 14	30.2% 1216	48.0% 12	30.2% 1288
Not sure	13.9% 17	12.8% 5	14.3% 7	12.5% 502	0.0% 0	12.5% 531
Agree	16.4% 20	15.4% 6	14.3% 7	6.9% 277	12.0% 3	7.3% 313
Strongly agree	3.3% 4	0.0% 0	2.0% 1	1.1% 43	0.0% 0	1.1% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 122	100.0% 39	100.0% 49	100.0% 4027	100.0% 25	4262

Marital status (I-FMARSTAT)

	Never marr	Divorced	Widowed	Married	Separated	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	60.0% 6	37.3% 100	50.0% 20	49.7% 1958	33.3% 4	48.9% 2088
Disagree	10.0% 1	31.0% 83	25.0% 10	30.3% 1193	33.3% 4	30.2% 1291
Not sure	0.0% 0	18.7% 50	7.5% 3	12.0% 472	33.3% 4	12.4% 529
Agree	30.0% 3	11.6% 31	15.0% 6	6.9% 272	0.0% 0	7.3% 312
Strongly agree	0.0% 0	1.5% 4	2.5% 1	1.1% 44	0.0% 0	1.1% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 10	100.0% 268	100.0% 40	100.0% 3939	100.0% 12	4269

Education (I-FEDUC)

		High schl	Voc. schl	College	Grad degr	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	47.8% 131	50.3% 896	48.8% 117	47.2% 478	48.2% 432	48.9% 2054
Disagree	27.4% 75	30.8% 548	27.9% 67	29.7% 301	31.4% 282	30.3% 1273
Not sure	12.0% 33	12.0% 214	15.8% 38	13.8% 140	10.8% 97	12.4% 522
Agree	10.2% 28	5.9% 105	6.7% 16	8.3% 84	8.2% 74	7.3% 307
Strongly agree	2.6% 7	1.0% 17	0.8% 2	1.0% 10	1.3% 12	1.1% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 274	100.0% 1780	100.0% 240	100.0% 1013	100.0% 897	4204

Family income (I-FINCOME)

	Less than $10,000	$10,000-$19,999	$20,000-$29,999	$30,000-$39,999	$40,000 or more	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	56.0% 65	52.3% 313	50.5% 622	49.7% 518	44.3% 558	48.9% 2076
Disagree	23.3% 27	28.5% 171	30.0% 369	30.0% 313	32.5% 409	30.4% 1289
Not sure	12.1% 14	11.2% 67	11.3% 139	13.0% 135	13.6% 171	12.4% 526
Agree	6.9% 8	7.0% 42	6.7% 82	6.1% 64	8.9% 112	7.3% 308
Strongly agree	1.7% 2	1.0% 6	1.5% 19	1.2% 12	0.7% 9	1.1% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 599	100.0% 1231	100.0% 1042	100.0% 1259	4247

Age (I-FAGE)

	<30 yrs	30-34	35-39	40-44	45 +	TOTAL
Strongly disagree	41.9% 18	36.8% 158	44.0% 583	51.9% 670	55.7% 654	48.9% 2083
Disagree	16.3% 7	34.3% 147	30.9% 410	28.3% 365	30.6% 359	30.2% 1288
Not sure	23.3% 10	15.2% 65	15.7% 208	12.0% 155	7.8% 92	12.4% 530
Agree	16.3% 7	12.1% 52	8.4% 111	6.9% 89	4.5% 53	7.3% 312
Strongly agree	2.3% 1	1.6% 7	1.0% 13	0.9% 12	1.4% 16	1.1% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 43	100.0% 429	100.0% 1325	100.0% 1291	100.0% 1174	4262