straight.event

straight.event (in Dating, Hookups and Relationships)

Variable Summary	Undergrad	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior
Sexually active students:	Undergrad	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior
Casual-sexually active students:	Undergrad	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior

This variable indicates whether a date/hookup/relationship record is heterosexual.

This variable, straight.event, is constructed using information from the variable, gender.

This variable, straight.event, is used in the construction of the variables, boy.initiated, girl.initiated, who.initiated.r, boy.penetrated.girls.bottom, girl.penetrated.boys.bottom, anal.sex.r, boy.received.oral.sex, girl.received.oral.sex, boy.performed.oral.sex, girl.performed.oral.sex, condom.r, condom_r, condom.s, girl.asked, boy.asked, which.sex.paid, arranged.to.meet.r, arranged.to.meet.r.o, boy.contacted.girl.after, and girl.contacted.boy.after.

hookups (straight_event or hookup__straight_event)

All Rs Female Male

Mean (Std. Dev.) 0.95 (0.22) 0.97 (0.18) 0.91 (0.28)

0 764 5.22% 334 3.38% 405 8.54%

1 13886 94.78% 9546 96.62% 4340 91.46%

Missing 99
(0.67%) – 39
(0.39%) – 26
(0.54%) –

Total 14749 100% 9919 100% 4771 100%

dates (straight_event or date__straight_event)

All Rs Female Male

Mean (Std. Dev.) 0.95 (0.21) 0.97 (0.18) 0.93 (0.26)

0 683 4.74% 326 3.36% 332 7.07%

1 13740 95.26% 9374 96.64% 4366 92.93%

Missing 66
(0.46%) – 26
(0.27%) – 9
(0.19%) –

Total 14489 100% 9726 100% 4707 100%

romances (straight_event or romance__straight_event)

All Rs Female Male

Mean (Std. Dev.) 0.96 (0.19) 0.97 (0.17) 0.95 (0.22)

0 463 3.80% 277 3.10% 167 5.17%

1 11734 96.20% 8671 96.90% 3063 94.83%

Missing 95
(0.77%) – 37
(0.41%) – 30
(0.92%) –

Total 12292 100% 8985 100% 3260 100%


Negative (no/false) Positive (yes/true)
2727, 1990, 1684, 1649, 264 1187, 926, 792, 714, 169	2197, 1980, 1736, 1735, 281 928, 909, 834, 775, 179	1775, 1596, 1618, 1644, 266 489, 535, 597, 573, 143


Negative (no/false) Positive (yes/true)
2077, 1406, 1178, 1118, 168 922, 636, 540, 480, 107	1556, 1343, 1155, 1141, 176 714, 599, 545, 495, 111	1220, 1017, 1072, 1072, 166 374, 354, 403, 382, 93

These graphs reflect only undergraduates attending 4-year colleges who are of normative age -- 18, 19, 20, 21, or 22, +/- 1, for freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and later undergraduates, respectively. Solid lines represent women. Dotted lines represent men.

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hookups (straight_event or hookup__straight_event)
	All Rs		Female		Male
Mean (Std. Dev.)	0.95 (0.22)		0.97 (0.18)		0.91 (0.28)
0	764	5.22%	334	3.38%	405	8.54%
1	13886	94.78%	9546	96.62%	4340	91.46%
Missing	99 (0.67%)	–	39 (0.39%)	–	26 (0.54%)	–
Total	14749	100%	9919	100%	4771	100%