PARENT’S DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

Table 1 is the presentation of the data on the parent’s profile in terms of age, sex, educational

attainment, religion and monthly income.

Table 1 Parent’s Demographic Profile

Profile f %
Age
30-35 years 3 7.5
36-40 years 9 22.5
41-45 years 19 47.5
46-50 years 6 15.0
51-55 years 3 7.5
Sex
Male 10 25.0
Female 30 75.0
Educational Attainment
None 2 5.0
Elementary level 1 2.5
High School Level 3 7.5
College Level 34 85.0
Religion
Roman Catholic 37 92.5
Protestant 2 5.0
Others 1 2.5
Monthly Income
below - 9,999.99 15 37.5
10,000 and above 25 62.5
Number of Children
1 5 12.5
2 16 40.0
3 10 25.0
4 6 15.0
5 3 7.5

As seen in the table majority of the parent’s aged 41-45 (47.5%), where most of them are

female (75%). Majority of them also are college level (85%). Further, 92.5% of them are Roman

Catholic and minority are Protestant (5%) and others are (2.5%). For the total monthly income
majority of the parent’s earns 10,000 and above per month (62.5%) and 37.5% of them earns

9,999.99 and below. Furthermore 40% has 2 children, 25% has 1, 15% has 4, 12.5% has 1 and

7.5% has 5.

Table 2 Parent’s Perception on premarital sex

 Dimensions Mean Score Interpretation
1. Premarital Sex among 2.70 Fairly Knowledgeable
adolescents increases self-
awareness and self-esteem
2. Lack of parental attention 3.58 Knowledgeable
and family problems influences
adolescents to do the act
3. Safe Sex practices are 3.50 Knowledgeable
applied among adolescents
engaging in premarital sex
4. Early exposure of 3.65 Knowledgeable
adolescents to explicit scenes
and graphics influences sexual
activities
5. Premarital sex among 4.25 Highly Knowledgeable
adolescents affects emotional,
psychological and spiritual
growth
6. Sexual curiosity among 4.30 Highly Knowledgeable
adolescents can be addressed
by parents through proper
discussion of the topic
7. Sex education is 4.22 Highly Knowledgeable
important for adolescents
having premarital intercourse
8. Social Media and peer 4.30 Highly Knowledgeable
environment influences early
exploration of sexuality
9. Premarital Sex among 4.30 Highly Knowledgeable
adolescents often leads to
teenage pregnancy
10. Parent(s) as the primary 3.33 Knowledgeable
source of sexual information
not linked to perceptions of
peers’ sexual activity
Overall Mean 3.81 Knowledgeable
Legend: 1-1.99 not knowledgeable, 2-2.99 fairly knowledgeable, 3-3.99 knowledgeable, 4-4.99
highly knowledgeable
Based on the results shown in table 2 parents are highly knowledgeable that premarital sex

among adolescents affects emotional, psychological and spiritual growth (4.25), Sexual curiosity among

adolescents can be addressed by parents through proper discussion of the topic (4.30), Sex education is

important for adolescents having premarital intercourse (4.22), Social Media and peer environment

influences early exploration of sexuality (4.30), Premarital Sex among adolescents often leads to teenage

pregnancy (4.30). And they are knowledgeable that lack of parental attention and family problems

influences adolescents to do the act (3.58), Safe Sex practices are applied among adolescents

engaging in premarital sex (3.50), Early exposure of adolescents to explicit scenes and graphics

influences sexual activities (3.65) and Parent(s) as the primary source of sexual information not linked to

perceptions of peers’ sexual activity (3.33). Lastly, they are fairly knowledgeable that premarital sex

among adolescents increases self-awareness and self-esteem (2.70).

And for the overall mean (3.81) the overall interpretation is that in terms of parent’s perception, parents

are knowledgeable about premarital sex.

Table 3 Parent’s Attitude

Dimensions Mean Score Interpretation

1. There is nothing wrong for 2.48 Fairly Knowledgeable
adolescents to engage in
premarital sex
2. Premarital sex is acceptable 2.73 Fairly Knowledgeable
if it occurs within the context of
a committed relationship
3. Premarital sex without 1.75 Not Knowledgeable
emotional attachment is
acceptable
4. Watching intimate media 3.83 Knowledgeable
content influences adolescents
to engage in premarital sex
5. Premarital sex is acceptable 2.65 Fairly Knowledgeable
if they practice safe sex
6. Premarital sex is acceptable 1.65 Not Knowledgeable
for males but not for female
7. Premarital sex is a sin 3.10 Knowledgeable
8. Relationship between an 2.25 Fairly Knowledgeable
adolescent couple will
strengthen after engaging in
premarital sex
9. Consequences (such as 3.68 Knowledgeable
pregnancy and STIs) make
premarital sex unacceptable
10. Engaging in premarital sex 3.18 Knowledgeable
is a result of poor parenting
Overall Mean 2.73 Fairly Knowledgeable
Legend: 1-1.99 Not knowledgeable, 2-2.99 fairly knowledgeable, 3-3.99 knowledgeable, 4-4.99
highly knowledgeable

Based on the results shown in table 3 parents are not knowledgeable that premarital sex without

emotional attachment is acceptable (1.75) and premarital sex is acceptable for males but not for female

(1.65). They are fairly knowledgeable that there is nothing wrong for adolescents to engage in

premarital sex (2.48), premarital sex is acceptable if it occurs within the context of a committed

relationship (2.73), premarital sex is acceptable if they practice safe sex (2.65), and relationship between
an adolescent couples will strengthen after engaging in premarital sex (2.25). Further parents are also

knowledgeable that watching intimate media content influences adolescents (3.83), premarital sex is a

sin (3.10), consequences (such as pregnancy and STIs) make premarital sex unacceptable (3.68), and

engaging in premarital sex is a result of poor parenting (3.18).

And for the overall mean (2.73) the overall interpretation is that in terms of parent’s attitude, parents

are fairly knowledgeable about premarital sex.

Profile Value Strength of Decision Interpretation

association
Age of Weak Not Significant Do not Reject
Respondent 0.692
the null
hypothesis
Sex 0.390 weak Not Significant Do not Reject
the null
hypothesis
Educational Weak Not Significant Do not Reject
Attainment 0.070
the null
hypothesis
Religion Weak Not Significant Do not Reject
0.533
the null
hypothesis
Monthly Income 0.993 None to Not Significant Do not Reject
negligible the null
hypothesis
Number of Weak Not Significant Do not Reject
Children 0.584
the null
 hypothesis
Number of Weak Not Significant Do not Reject
Children with 0.137
ages 10-19 the null
hypothesis
Table 4. Relationship between profile and Parent’s perception

Table 4 presents the data on whether the profile of the parents were significantly correlated

with the parents perception on premarital sex.

Based on the table the eta values for age (0.692), sex (0.390), educational attainment (0.070),

religion (0.533), monthly income (0.993), number of children (0.584), and number of children

with ages 10-19 (0.137) were interpreted as not significant. If p-value < 0.05 we reject the null

hypothesis of no relationship. Since our eta values are > 0.05 therefore we fail to reject the null

hypothesis.

This implies that regardless of the parent’s profile this has nothing to do with their perception

on premarital sex.
Table 5. Relationship between Profile and Parent’s Attitude
Table 5 presents the data on whether the profile of the parents were significantly correlated

with the parents attitude on premarital sex.

Profile Value Strength of Decision Interpretation

association
Age of 0.919 Weak Not Significant Do not Reject
Respondent the null
hypothesis
Sex 0.264 None to Not Significant Do not Reject
negligible the null
hypothesis
Educational 0.649 Weak Not Significant Do not Reject
Attainment the null
hypothesis
Religion 0.361 None to Not Significant Do not Reject
negligible the null
 hypothesis
Monthly 0.952 None to Not Significant Do not Reject
Income negligible the null
hypothesis
Number of 0.395 Weak Not Significant Do not Reject
Children the null
hypothesis
Number of 0.883 None to Not Significant Do not Reject
Children with negligible the null
ages 10-19 hypothesis

Based on the table the eta values for age (0.919), sex (0.264), educational attainment (0.649),

religion (0.361), monthly income (0.952), number of children (0.395), and number of children

with ages 10-19 (0.883) were interpreted as not significant. If p-value < 0.05 we reject the null

hypothesis of no relationship. Since our eta values are > 0.05 therefore we fail to reject the null

hypothesis.

This implies that regardless of the parent’s profile this has nothing to do with their attitude on

premarital sex.

Table 6. Relationship between Parent’s Perception and Parent’s Attitude towards pre-marital
sex
Table 6 presents the data on the significant relationship between parents perception and

parents attitude on premarital sex.

 r value P value Decision interpretation
Correlation -0.178 0.271 Do not reject Not significant
the null
hypothesis

The table shows that the r value for the two variables is -0.178 which implies that they are

negatively correlated. And a p-value of 0.271 which is greater than 0.05 therefore we fail to

reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is no significant relationship between the

parent’s perception and parent’s attitude towards pre-marital sex.