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Table 5 Own Attributes and desired Partner Attributes for subsets of the offline sample, within each gender

From: The mediation of matchmaking: a comparative study of gender and generational preference in online dating websites and offline blind date markets in Chengdu

 

Male

p value

Female

p value

Offline (Known parents) (n = 31)

Offline (Unknown actors) (n = 49)

Offline (Known parents) (n = 127)

Offline (Unknown actors) (n = 67)

Age (Years)

Mean (SD)

35.9 (6.89)

39.8 (9.21)

0.036

31.8 (4.79)

36.9 (9.61)

< 0.001

Median [Min, Max]

35.0 [27.0, 49.0]

39.0 [28.0, 70.0]

31.0 [22.0, 49.0]

35.0 [25.0, 66.0]

Unspecified

1 (3.2%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Height (cm)

Mean (SD)

172 (5.31)

171 (4.47)

0.31

162 (3.94)

162 (3.77)

0.765

Median [Min, Max]

171 [163, 184]

170 [162, 182]

162 [150, 173]

160 [155, 176]

Unspecified

0 (0%)

1 (2.0%)

2 (1.6%)

0 (0%)

Educ

BA Own

18 (58.1%)

22 (44.9%)

0.399

83 (65.4%)

35 (52.2%)

0.055

MA Own

3 (9.7%)

1 (2.0%)

24 (18.9%)

9 (13.4%)

PhD Own

1 (3.2%)

1 (2.0%)

4 (3.1%)

3 (4.5%)

School Own

4 (12.9%)

11 (22.4%)

4 (3.1%)

5 (7.5%)

Vocational Own

1 (3.2%)

3 (6.1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Unspecified Own

4 (12.9%)

11 (22.4%)

12 (9.4%)

15 (22.4%)

Status

Single

23 (74.2%)

27 (55.1%)

0.109

100 (78.7%)

40 (59.7%)

< 0.001

Separated/divorced

5 (16.1%)

17 (34.7%)

7 (5.5%)

14 (20.9%)

Widowed

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (0.8%)

5 (7.5%)

Other

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Unspecified

3 (9.7%)

5 (10.2%)

19 (15.0%)

8 (11.9%)

Min Age

Mean (SD)

− 5.71 (2.29)

− 5.80 (8.44)

0.971

0.353 (2.37)

0.833 (1.95)

0.402

Median [Min, Max]

− 5.00 [− 8.00, − 3.00]

− 5.00 [− 24.0, 10.0]

0.00 [− 8.00, 7.00]

0.00 [− 1.00, 6.00]

Unspecified

24 (77.4%)

34 (69.4%)

76 (59.8%)

49 (73.1%)

Max Age

Mean (SD)

− 2.85 (3.00)

− 2.10 (6.96)

0.547

4.92 (2.39)

5.59 (3.33)

0.167

Median [Min, Max]

− 2.00 [− 9.00, 1.00]

− 3.00 [− 14.0, 32.0]

5.00 [0.00, 12.0]

6.00 [− 5.00, 12.0]

Unspecified

4 (12.9%)

9 (18.4%)

7 (5.5%)

8 (11.9%)

Min Height

Mean (SD)

− 14.2 (3.64)

− 13.7 (4.31)

0.66

9.18 (3.23)

8.91 (2.44)

0.547

Median [Min, Max]

− 15.0 [− 24.0, − 8.00]

− 13.0 [− 26.0, − 8.00]

10.0 [0.00, 20.0]

9.00 [3.00, 13.0]

Unspecified

7 (22.6%)

21 (42.9%)

16 (12.6%)

12 (17.9%)

Max Height

Mean (SD)

− 10.5 (0.707)

NA (NA)

NA

14.0 (NA)

NA (NA)

NA

Median [Min, Max]

− 10.5 [− 11.0, − 10.0]

NA [NA, NA]

14.0 [14.0, 14.0]

NA [NA, NA]

Unspecified

29 (93.5%)

49 (100%)

126 (99.2%)

67 (100%)

Min Educ

Specify Higher Partner Educ

0 (0%)

1 (2.0%)

0.133

2 (1.6%)

0 (0%)

0.547

Specify Lower Partner Educ

3 (9.7%)

4 (8.2%)

19 (15.0%)

9 (13.4%)

Specify Same Partner Educ

10 (32.3%)

5 (10.2%)

62 (48.8%)

32 (47.8%)

Unspecified Own Educ

4 (12.9%)

11 (22.4%)

12 (9.4%)

15 (22.4%)

Unspecified Partner Educ

14 (45.2%)

28 (57.1%)

32 (25.2%)

11 (16.4%)