time.knew.partner.before.coupling

time.knew.partner.before.coupling_r (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

This variable recodes 'How long did you know your significant other before you became a couple?', collapsing 'A year or longer' and '6-12 months' into ' > 6 months'.

This variable, time.knew.partner.before.coupling_r, is constructed using information from the variable, time.knew.partner.before.coupling.

romances (t_k_p_b_c_r or r__t_k_p_b_c_r)

All Rs Female Male

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

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

> 6 months 4396 35.92% 3286 36.66% 1096 33.90%

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

Total 12292 100% 8985 100% 3260 100%

< 1 month 1 to 6 months > 6 months

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

< 1 month 1 to 6 months > 6 months

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_r or r__t_k_p_b_c_r)
	All Rs		Female		Male
< 1 month	2643	21.59%	1887	21.05%	745	23.04%
1 to 6 months	5201	42.49%	3791	42.29%	1392	43.06%
> 6 months	4396	35.92%	3286	36.66%	1096	33.90%
Missing	52 (0.42%)	–	21 (0.23%)	–	27 (0.83%)	–
Total	12292	100%	8985	100%	3260	100%