Impact of digital exposure on premarital sex and contraception use among unmarried Indian youth

Table 5 The effect of internet exposure on youth’s involvement in premarital sex and their use of condom at first sexual encounter, analysis using propensity score matching, India (2019-21)

Variable	The effect of Internet exposure on sexual involvement among unmarried women						Common support
Variable	Sample	Treated	Controls	Difference	S.E.	T-stat		Off support	On support	Total
Ever had sex	Unmatched	0.044	0.026	0.019	0.002	8.08	Untreated	74	12,460	12,534
	ATT	0.044	0.033	0.011	0.007	1.54	Treated	43	13,300	13,343
	ATU	0.026	0.034	0.008	.	.	Total	117	25,760	25,877
	ATE			0.01	.	.
	The effect of the Internet exposure on sexual involvement among unmarried men						Common support
Ever had sex	Unmatched	0.184	0.117	0.067	0.005	13.21		Off support	On support	Total
	ATT	0.184	0.152	0.032	0.014	2.33	Untreated	8	7,121	7,129
	ATU	0.117	0.17	0.053	.	.	Treated	286	20,489	20,775
	ATE			0.038	.	.	Total	294	27,610	27,904
	The effect of the Internet exposure on use of condom at first sexual involvement among unmarried men						Common support
Condom use at the first sexual encounter before marriage	Unmatched	0.611	0.483	0.128	0.019	6.84		Off support	On support	Total
	ATT	0.607	0.525	0.082	0.04	2.09	Untreated	1	830	831
	ATU	0.483	0.587	0.104	.	.	Treated	102	3,697	3,799
	ATE			0.086			Total	103	4,527	4,630

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