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Love Test Findings
The Sample So Far |
Note: Some items have large numbers of missing values because people taking
only the concept version of The Love Test were not required to answer all of
the demographics questions.
GENDER
Frequency Percent
Female 5575 51.3
Male 5289 48.7
AGE
Range 8-85 years
Mean 25.2 years
Median 23 years
36.5% <= 20 years
78.6% <= 30 years
91.9% <= 40 years
98.5% <= 50 years
99.8% <= 60 years
From What Country?
Frequency Percent
American Samoa 1 .0
Antigua and Barbuda 1 .0
Argentina 6 .1
Aruba 2 .0
Australia 256 2.4
Austria 6 .1
Bahrain 1 .0
Bangladesh 2 .0
Belarus 1 .0
Belgium 15 .1
Belize 6 .1
Bermuda 4 .0
Bolivia 1 .0
Brazil 11 .1
Brunei 1 .0
Bulgaria 2 .0
Cambodia 1 .0
Canada 897 8.3
Chile 4 .0
China 23 .2
Colombia 11 .1
Costa Rica 3 .0
Cote d'Ivoire 1 .0
Croatia 2 .0
Cuba 1 .0
Czech Republic 1 .0
Denmark 15 .1
Dominican Republic 11 .1
Ecuador 4 .0
Egypt 6 .1
El Salvador 5 .0
Estonia 1 .0
Ethiopia 3 .0
Fiji 2 .0
Finland 37 .3
France 26 .2
Georgia 1 .0
Germany 47 .4
Ghana 1 .0
Greece 2 .0
Guam 1 .0
Guatemala 2 .0
Guinea 1 .0
Guyana 3 .0
Haiti 1 .0
Honduras 2 .0
Hong Kong 52 .5
Hungary 4 .0
Iceland 4 .0
India 65 .6
Indonesia 21 .2
Iran 2 .0
Ireland 20 .2
Israel 12 .1
Italy 12 .1
Jamaica 6 .1
Japan 30 .3
Jordan 2 .0
Kenya 9 .1
Korea, North 1 .0
Korea, South 24 .2
Kuwait 4 .0
Latvia 3 .0
Lebanon 2 .0
Lithuania 1 .0
Luxembourg 2 .0
Macau 2 .0
Macedonia, Former Yu 1 .0
Malaysia 57 .5
Malta 1 .0
Mauritius 1 .0
Mexico 61 .6
Moldova 2 .0
Morocco 1 .0
Nepal 4 .0
Netherlands 40 .4
New Zealand 23 .2
Norway 25 .2
Pakistan 6 .1
Panama 4 .0
Paraguay 1 .0
Peru 4 .0
Philippines 97 .9
Poland 9 .1
Portugal 11 .1
Puerto Rico 10 .1
Qatar 1 .0
Romania 3 .0
Russia 31 .3
Saint Kitts and Ne 1 .0
Singapore 145 1.3
Slovenia 1 .0
South Africa 22 .2
Spain 8 .1
Sri Lanka 2 .0
Sweden 38 .4
Switzerland 10 .1
Syria 1 .0
Taiwan 28 .3
Thailand 9 .1
Trinidad and Tobago 2 .0
Tunisia 2 .0
Turkey 7 .1
Turks and Caicos Isl 1 .0
Ukraine 1 .0
United Kingdom 247 2.3
United States 8191 75.5
Uruguay 1 .0
Venezuela 4 .0
Vietnam 17 .2
Yugoslavia 3 .0
Zambia 1 .0
Zimbabwe 2 .0
Missing 17 .2
What Race?
Frequency Percent
White (not hispanic) 8187 76.5
Black (not hispanic) 531 5.0
American Indian 101 .9
Asian 1162 10.9
Other 607 5.7
Eskimo 6 .1
Aleut 18 .2
Pacific Islander 91 .9
Missing 161
Married?
Frequency Percent
No 4938 85.0
Yes 874 15.0
Missing 5052
Engaged?
Frequency Percent
No 2608 44.9
Yes 440 7.6
would like to be 1881 32.4
already married 883 15.2
Missing 5052
Verbal commitment?
Frequency Percent
No 2055 35.4
Yes 3757 64.6
Missing 5052
Sexually Exclusive?
Frequency Percent
No 992 17.1
Yes 4820 82.9
Missing 5052
Met on Net?
Frequency Percent
No 5008 86.2
Yes 804 13.8
Missing 5052
Met in Person?
Frequency Percent
live together 1360 23.4
commute 4074 70.1
haven't met yet; plan to 314 5.4
haven't met; no plans to 64 1.1
Missing 5052
Is the relationship
Frequency Percent
Totally in-person 2642 45.5
Mostly in-person 1149 19.8
Both in-person and Long distance 1208 20.8
Mostly long distance 437 7.5
Totally long distanc 376 6.5
Missing 5052
Sexual Orientation
Frequency Percent
homosexual 161 2.8
heterosexual 5651 97.2
Missing 5052
How Religious?
Frequency Percent
Not religious 3515 32.4
Somewhat religious 3791 34.9
Moderately religious 2719 25.0
Very religious 839 7.7
Respondents attend religious services an average of 1.8 per month.
# religious services on average per month
53.9% 0 times/mo
14.0% 1 times/mo
7.0% 2 times/mo
4.3% 3 times/mo
9.5% 4 times/mo
11.3% more than 4 times/mo
How close do you need to be prior to sex?
Frequency Percent
Married 1606 14.8
Engaged 520 4.8
Love 4736 43.6
Liking/Friendship 2701 24.9
Physical Attraction 1301 12.0
Had sex with partner?
Frequency Percent
No 2062 35.5
Yes 3750 64.5
Missing 5052
Is English 1st language?
Frequency Percent
No 1465 13.5
Yes 9399 86.5
Which version of Test?
Frequency Percent
Concept 5051 46.5
Experience 2015 18.5
Both 3797 35.0
How much Love partner?
Frequency Percent
None 34 .6
33 .6
55 .9
74 1.3
67 1.2
202 3.5
222 3.8
434 7.5
763 13.1
906 15.6
A Lot! 3022 52.0
Missing 5052
Mean 8.687
Median 10.000
How much Like partner?
Frequency Percent
None 8 .1
8 .1
21 .4
35 .6
59 1.0
113 1.9
150 2.6
298 5.1
624 10.7
997 17.2
A Lot! 3499 60.2
Missing 5052
Mean 9.101
Median 10.000
How much Lust for partner?
Frequency Percent
None 79 1.4
65 1.1
71 1.2
98 1.7
129 2.2
255 4.4
313 5.4
569 9.8
844 14.5
964 16.6
A Lot! 2425 41.7
Missing 5052
Mean 8.230
Median 9.000
How likely is it that you will be together in 5 yrs?
Frequency Percent
Not Likely 739 12.7
Somewhat Likely 1037 17.8
Moderately Likely 1313 22.6
Very Likely 1526 26.3
Totally Likely 1197 20.6
Missing 5052
How satisfied with relationship?
Frequency Percent
Not Satisfied 598 10.3
Somewhat Satisfied 785 13.5
Moderately Satisfied 1401 24.1
Very Satisfied 1986 34.2
Totally Satisfied 1042 17.9
Missing 5052
Attachment Style
Frequency Percent
Secure 4664 42.9
Avoidant 3666 33.7
Anxious/Ambivalent 2534 23.3
Years of School
Mean 14.1
Median 14.0
range 4-28 years
29.5% 12 years or less
53.5% 14 years or less
80.3% 16 years or less
98.0% 20 years or less
2% > 20 years
Months together in relationship (with the person they are taking the test on)
8.5% together 1 month or less
36.7% together 6 months or less
54.4% together 1 year or less
63.8% together 1.5 years or less
71.7% together 2 years or less
75.4% together 2.5 years or less
79.4% together 3 years or less
84.2% together 4 years or less
87.7% together 5 years or less
90.0% together 6 years or less
91.9% together 7 years or less
93.0% together 8 years or less
93.9% together 9 years or less
94.7% together 10 years or less
97.0% together 15 years or less
3.0% over 15 years
Mean 29.4 months
Median 11 months
Std dev 51.6 months
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