Table 2 Desired Partner Attributes between males and females within the online and offline sample
| Â | Online sample | p value | Offline sample (Parents) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 250) | Female (n = 250) | Male (n = 31) | Female (n = 127) | |||
Min Age | ||||||
Mean (SD) | − 11.1 (6.08) | − 2.46 (3.65) |  < 0.001 | − 5.71 (2.29) | 0.353 (2.37) |  < 0.001 |
Median [Min, Max] | − 11.0 [− 30.0, 5.00] | − 2.00 [− 18.0, 11.0] | − 5.00 [− 8.00, − 3.00] | 0.00 [− 8.00, 7.00] | ||
Unspecified | 2 (0.8%) | 0 (0%) | 24 (77.4%) | 76 (59.8%) | ||
Max Age | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 1.92 (7.04) | 12.2 (4.58) |  < 0.001 | − 2.85 (3.00) | 4.92 (2.39) |  < 0.001 |
Median [Min, Max] | 2.00 [− 20.0, 67.0] | 12.0 [− 1.00, 33.0] | − 2.00 [− 9.00, 1.00] | 5.00 [0.00, 12.0] | ||
Unspecified | 2 (0.8%) | 1 (0.4%) | 4 (12.9%) | 7 (5.5%) | ||
Min Height | ||||||
Mean (SD) | − 17.1 (5.77) | 10.8 (5.07) |  < 0.001 | − 14.2 (3.64) | 9.18 (3.23) |  < 0.001 |
Median [Min, Max] | − 17.8 [− 30.5, − 2.54] | 10.2 [− 10.2, 25.4] | − 15.0 [− 24.0, − 8.00] | 10.0 [0.00, 20.0] | ||
Unspecified | 171 (68.4%) | 108 (43.2%) | 7 (22.6%) | 16 (12.6%) | ||
Max Height | ||||||
Mean (SD) | − 0.943 (7.85) | 26.3 (6.48) |  < 0.001 | − 10.5 (0.707) | 14.0 (NA) | 0.022 |
Median [Min, Max] | − 2.54 [− 12.7, 45.7] | 25.4 [10.2, 45.7] | − 10.5 [− 11.0, − 10.0] | 14.0 [14.0, 14.0] | ||
Unspecified | 180 (72.0%) | 143 (57.2%) | 29 (93.5%) | 126 (99.2%) | ||
Min Educ |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  | 0.185 |
Specify Higher Partner Educ | 0 (0%) | 22 (8.8%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.6%) | ||
Specify Lower Partner Educ | 32 (12.8%) | 40 (16.0%) | 3 (9.7%) | 19 (15.0%) | ||
Specify Same Partner Educ | 20 (8.0%) | 74 (29.6%) | 10 (32.3%) | 62 (48.8%) | ||
Unspecified Own Educ | 10 (4.0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (12.9%) | 12 (9.4%) | ||
Unspecified Partner Educ | 188 (75.2%) | 114 (45.6%) | 14 (45.2%) | 32 (25.2%) | ||