Table 2 Factors significantly associated with reported sexual intercourse in bivariate logistic regression.

Age

2.15 (1.68, 2.75)***

Gender

   Male

1.00

   Female

1.10 (0.91, 1.34)

Ethnicity

   White

1.00

   Non-White

1.026

Family type

   Natural parents

1.00

   Step parent plus natural

2.15 (1.66, 2.77)***

   Single parents

1.56 (1.28, 1.91)***

   Grand/foster parents

5.59 (2.93, 10.67)***

Number of siblings

   Single child

1.00

   Not single child

0.91 (0.67, 1.21)

Religion

   None

1.00

   Christian

0.76 (0.62, 0.94)*

   Other

1.73 (0.89, 3.34)

Religiosity

   Religious/very religious

1.00

   Unsure/Not religious/not at all religious

1.31(1.01, 1.69)*

Type of housing

   Owner occupied

1.00

   Council/rented

1.54 (1.29, 1.84)***

   Care/other/don't know

1.11 (0.80, 1.53)

Average weekly spending money

   <£10

1.00

   £10–£20

3.16 (2.20, 4.54)***

   >£20

5.49 (3.83, 7.89)***

Family employment

   Wage earner in family

1.00

   Unemployed

1.72 (1.21, 2.43)**

   Other non-wage earner

1.47 (0.90, 2.39)

   Occupation not known

0.93 (0.66, 1.30)

Highest family education

   College/university

1.00

   Highers/A-levels

1.24 (0.95, 1.64)

   Standard grades/O-levels

1.22 (1.00, 1.48)

   Left school <16

1.77 (1.44, 2.16)***

   Don't know

1.05 (0.87, 1.29)

Decreasing self-esteem

1.24 (1.01, 1.53)*

Decreasing parental monitoring

2.12 (1.87, 2.40)***

Feel able to talk about private matters with:

   Both parents

1.00

   Either parent

1.26 (0.94, 1.71)

   Neither parent

1.95 (1.49, 2.55)***

Decreasing enjoyment of school

3.32 (2.79, 3.95)***

Aspirations to continue education after age 16

   Very likely/likely

1.00

   Unsure/unlikely/very unlikely

1.78 (1.53, 2.08)***