time.knew.partner.before.coupling

time.knew.partner.before.coupling (in 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

How long did you know your significant other before you became a couple?

This variable, time.knew.partner.before.coupling, is used in the construction of the variable, time.knew.partner.before.coupling_r.

romances (t_k_p_b_c or r__t_k_p_b_c)

All Rs Female Male

< 1 month 2643 21.59% 1887 21.05% 745 23.04%

1 thru 6 months 5201 42.49% 3791 42.29% 1392 43.06%

6 thru 12 months 1183 9.67% 864 9.64% 315 9.74%

A year or longer 3213 26.25% 2422 27.02% 781 24.16%

Missing 52
(0.42%) – 21
(0.23%) – 27
(0.83%) –

Total 12292 100% 8985 100% 3260 100%

< 1 month 1 thru 6 months 6 thru 12 months A year or longer

1778, 1599, 1620, 1650, 266
488, 534, 598, 576, 142

< 1 month 1 thru 6 months 6 thru 12 months A year or longer

1222, 1021, 1074, 1077, 166
374, 353, 406, 383, 92

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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romances (t_k_p_b_c or r__t_k_p_b_c)
	All Rs		Female		Male
< 1 month	2643	21.59%	1887	21.05%	745	23.04%
1 thru 6 months	5201	42.49%	3791	42.29%	1392	43.06%
6 thru 12 months	1183	9.67%	864	9.64%	315	9.74%
A year or longer	3213	26.25%	2422	27.02%	781	24.16%
Missing	52 (0.42%)	–	21 (0.23%)	–	27 (0.83%)	–
Total	12292	100%	8985	100%	3260	100%