Table 1 Basic demographic characteristics of the final sample (N = 117,293).

From: Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries

Variable

 

N/Mean

%/SD

Gender

 

Women

71327

60.80%

Men

34864

29.70%

Non-binary

1089

0.90%

Prefer not to say

486

0.40%

N/A

9527

8.10%

Age

 

30.35

12.55

Number of children

 

0.50

0.97

Education

 

No formal education

275

0.20%

Primary school only

474

0.40%

Primary school through Secondary school

38763

33.00%

Primary school through High school or Technical college

19535

16.70%

Primary school through Bachelor's degree

18005

15.40%

Primary school through Master's degree

5473

4.70%

Primary school through PhD, MD, JD, or other advanced degree

5216

4.40%

N/A

29552

25.20%

Religious affiliation

 

Buddhism

2362

2%

Christianity

41486

35.40%

Hinduism

1033

0.90%

Islam

16820

14.30%

Judaism

1331

1.10%

None

40253

34.30%

Other

4106

3.50%

N/A

9902

8.40%

Sexual orientation

 

Asexual

1110

0.90%

Bisexual

7895

6.70%

Gay

2156

1.80%

Heterosexual

87043

74.20%

Lesbian

1455

1.20%

Other

1244

1.10%

Pansexual

1863

1.60%

Prefer not to say

4229

3.60%

N/A

10298

8.80%