The socioeconomic and lifestyle determinants of contraceptive use among Chinese college students: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Characteristics of the survey population (%)

	Never had sex	Had sex before	Total
	n = 14,089	n = 3428	n = 17,517
Socio-demographic characteristics
Age
< 20	33	22	31
20–21	56	56	56
≥ 22	11	22	13
Male	35	54	39
Education
School
College	72	73	72
Professional School	28	27	28
Year
Freshman	48	33	45
2nd year	35	36	35
3rd year	14	23	16
4th year and older	4	8	5
Expenditure per month (RMB)
< 1000	53	36	50
1000–2000	41	50	43
> 2000	6	14	7
Hometown
Urban	38	46	39
Suburban	32	29	31
Rural	31	24	29
Parental education
Primary school and below	10	10	10
Middle and high school	66	61	65
Vocational school and above	24	29	25
Lifestyle
Tobacco use
No smoking	95	77	91
1–10 cigarettes/day	4	17	7
> 10 cigarettes/day	1	6	2
Alcohol consumption
Abstinence	33	17	30
Light	58	59	59
Moderate	6	15	8
Heavy	2	9	4
Exposure to sexual education
Ever received any kind of sexual education	56	53	56

ISSN: 1742-4755