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Table 3 Prevalences of past-year sexual activity and partner number among U.S. women and men, by age, relationship status and race

From: Herpes simplex virus type 2 seropositivity and relationship status among U.S. adults age 20 to 49: a population-based analysis

 

Any sexapartner in the past year, % (95% CI)

2 or more sexapartners in the past year, % (95% CI)

 

Black

White, Hispanic or Other

Black

White, Hispanic or Other

 

Married or cohabitating

(n = 968)

Unpartnered

(n = 1064)

Married or cohabitating

(n = 5409)

Unpartnered

(n = 2127)

Married or cohabitating

(n = 173)

Unpartnered

(n = 536)

Married or cohabitating

(n = 418)

Unpartnered

(n = 933)

Women

Age, y

        

   20-24

100.0

(100.0, 100.0)

89.4

(84.6, 94.2)

99.2

(98.4, 100.0)

72.6

(66.7, 78.6)

15.0

(4.7, 25.3)

34.0

(25.9, 42.1)

10.3

(6.7, 14.0)

29.1

(24.0, 34.1)

   25-29

96.0

(91.0, 100.0)

83.2

(76.3, 90.1)

99.6

(99.1, 100.0)

83.4

(78.1, 88.8)

17.1

(6.0, 28.2)

36.4

(27.0, 45.8)

8.6

(5.7, 11.6)

40.4

(34.2, 46.7)

   30-34

97.8

(94.7, 100.0)

87.4

(82.4, 92.3)

98.4

(97.2, 99.6)

74.5

(65.8, 83.2)

11.1

(4.9, 17.2)

36.6

(28.7, 44.4)

7.1

(4.3, 9.8)

30.4

(21.8, 38.9)

   35-39

98.8

(97.0, 100.0)

79.3

(70.9, 87.8)

98.1

(96.4, 99.8)

78.8

(72.8, 84.7)

9.9

(3.5, 16.4)

29.1

(20.4, 37.9)

4.1

(2.2, 5.9)

26.2

(19.1, 33.3)

   40-44

97.0

(92.7, 100.0)

80.3

(73.7, 86.8)

97.2

(95.1, 99.2)

62.9

(55.0, 70.8)

6.8

(0.8, 12.8)

21.1

(13.7, 28.4)

3.6

(1.9, 5.4)

20.9

(14.9, 26.9)

   45-49

93.8

(89.5, 98.1)

62.6

(51.6, 73.6)

93.7

(91.4, 96.0)

54.7

(45.5, 63.8)

11.8

(4.4, 19.1)

18.8

(10.8, 26.7)

2.8

(1.4, 4.2)

11.6

(6.3, 17.0)

Men

Age, y

        

   20-24

97.0

(91.2, 100.0)

83.1

(78.0, 88.2)

99.3

(98.4, 100.0)

76.9

(72.3, 81.5)

23.9

(9.2, 38.6)

59.5

(53.3, 65.7)

16.4

(9.8, 22.9)

44.5

(39.8, 49.3)

   25-29

94.1

(88.2, 100.0)

90.9

(84.9, 96.9)

97.9

(96.8, 99.1)

78.9

(74.9, 82.9)

26.7

(14.9, 38.6)

61.0

(51.3, 70.6)

12.8

(9.7, 15.9)

41.0

(34.3, 47.6)

   30-34

94.9

(90.4, 99.4)

83.6

(72.8, 94.4)

98.1

96.5, 99.7)

77.9

(70.6, 85.2)

20.1

(10.3, 29.8)

57.1

(43.8, 70.5)

7.8

(4.9, 10.7)

45.7

(35.6, 55.7)

   35-39

96.7

(92.7, 100.0)

78.7

(68.4, 88.9)

95.9

(94.4, 97.3)

76.3

(67.2, 85.5)

25.8

(17.3, 34.3)

46.2

(34.5, 57.8)

6.5

(4.6, 8.4)

32.2

(23.2, 41.1)

   40-44

96.8

(93.6, 100.0)

77.0

(66.5, 87.5)

96.1

(94.2, 98.1)

70.4

(61.9, 78.9)

18.7

(10.4, 27.0)

47.3

(35.4, 59.2)

6.2

(4.0, 8.3)

33.2

(25.0, 41.5)

   45-49

97.2

(94.0, 100.0)

82.4

(73.2, 91.5)

95.5

(93.4, 97.6)

62.4

(53.0, 71.8)

26.1

(17.5, 34.6)

56.1

(44.0, 68.3)

4.0

(2.5, 5.4)

24.2

(17.2, 31.2)

  1. aSex is defined as oral, vaginal or anal sex with a male or female partner.
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