The Samples

Oklahoma, 1989
This sample was obtained from a midsized university in central Oklahoma. Cluster sampling was used to select three classes using the university class schedule as the sampling frame. 88 subjects completed the study. Ten subjects were removed from the analyses to restrict the sample to native born Americans. The final sample consisted of 48 females and 30 males ranging in age from 18 to 69 years of age (mean = 29.7 years). Seventy one percent were not married and 87% were Caucasian. Twenty three percent of the sample were freshman and sophomores, 61% were Juniors and Seniors, and 16% were graduate students.

The Oklahoma sample reported from 0 to 7 different sexual partners in the last year (mean = 1.45, sd = 1.36). The majority of the Oklahoma sample reported having 0 (21.4%) or 1 (62.5%) sexual partners in the last year. Only a minority (16%) reported having more than one sexual partner in the last year.

Texas, 1991
This sample was obtained from a large southern Texas university. Participants were volunteers from the psychology department subject pool who signed up for a study called "Relationships". There were 173 males and 191 females who ranged from 17 to 25 years of age (mean = 18.8 years). 66% of respondents were freshmen, 22% were sophomores, 10% were juniors, and 2% were seniors. 99% of the sample were unmarried and 92% were Caucasian.

The Texas sample reported having 0 to 20 different sexual partners in the last year (mean = 1.53, sd = 2.17). The majority of the Texas sample reported having 0 (36%) or 1 (31%) sexual partners in the last year. However 33% of the Texas sample reported having more than one sexual partner in the last year.

The Texas sample reported from 0 to 15 one night stands in the last year (mean = 1.13, sd = 1.93). The majority of the Texas sample reported having 0 (59%) or 1 (27%) one night stands in the last year. However 24% of the Texas sample reported having two or more one night stands in the last year.

Love Test, 1996
Love Test Sample characteristics:

• Data collected February, 1996 through September, 1996;
• People self selected themselves to the Love Test sample by finding The Love Test online and self administering it;
• For this data, I selected only people who reported being from the US and who are not married;
• 53.3% female, 46.7% male;
• Age: range 8-71, mean age = 25.5, median age = 23, sd = 9.2;
• 97.2 report being heterosexual;
• 81.3% Caucasian, 6% African American, 1.1% American Indian/Eskimo, 6.6% Asian/Pacific Islander, 5% other race.

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