Table 1 Mean levels of dating and marriage characteristics among young Chinese adults, by sex
From: Dating attitudes and expectations among young Chinese adults: an examination of gender differences
| Â | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|
Want to date more | 3.85 (0.93) | 3.87 (0.86) |
 Strongly agree | 27.2 % | 23.3 % |
 Agree | 38.7 | 48.0 |
 Unsure | 26.2 | 22.0 |
 Disagree | 7.3 | 6.0 |
 Strongly disagree | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Would kiss on first date | 2.65 (1.10) | 3.27*** (1.12) |
 Strongly agree | 3.7 % | 8.0 % |
 Agree | 17.8 | 14.0 |
 Unsure | 39.3 | 36.0 |
 Disagree | 18.8 | 27.3 |
 Strongly disagree | 20.4 | 14.7 |
Would have sex on first date | 2.09 (1.27) | 3.82*** (1.26) |
 Strongly agree | 6.8 % | 12.0 % |
 Agree | 8.4 | 15.3 |
 Unsure | 19.4 | 35.3 |
 Disagree | 17.8 | 17.3 |
 Strongly disagree | 47.6 | 20.0 |
N | 191 | 150 |