Males: The Effects Of Age And Race On The Number Of Sexual Partner s

1. Males: The Effects Of Age And Race On The Number Of Sexual Partners By Cassandra Rutland Social Work 300 TTH Fall 2009

2. Variables & Values

3. Hypothesis and Rationale Bivariate Age has a significant affect on how many sexual partners a male has had in his life. The older a male is, the more sexual partners he has had. Thus, there is a better proportion of male respondents that are 25-44 years of age have had 15 or more sexual partners of the opposite sex than males who are younger. Age Number of Sex Partners

4. Hypothesis and Rationale Multivariate Racial differences are evident in American society. When it comes so sex age has a significant affect on how many sexual partners a male has had in his life. Thus, Black males who are 25-44 years of age have a higher percentage of having more sexual partners than White males in the same age range. Race Age Number Of Sex Partners

5. Findings: Bivariate Table Sexual Partners Of Males By Age Age level

6. Findings: Multivariate Table Sexual Partners Of Males By Age By Race Race of the respondents White Respondents Black Respondents

7. Bivariate Graph and Discussion Relationship Between Number Of Sex Partners And Age The older a male is, the more likely he is to have a higher percentage of sexual partners 29.2% of the male respondents That are ages 24-44 yrs had Been sexually active with 15 or More women compare to the Younger males 15-19 yrs that was Only 2.4%

8. Multivariate Graph and Discussion Relationship Between Number Of Sex Partners And Age For Race 22.3 % of the White males who were 25-44 yrs of age were less likely to have 15 or more sexual partners compared to 33.8% of Black males the same age. The effect of age of males who have had 15 or more sexual partners were greater for Black males ages 25-44 yrs than White males