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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 1990

Variable Details

VariableQ26B
Label1st sex int.13+,main feeling
Responses
-1 Not Applicable 779
1 Curious 724
2 Carried away 337
3 Friends had sex 223
4 Natural 899
5 Drunk 113
6 Lose virginity 137
7 In love 1154
8 Other 44
9 Rape 8
10 Relative 0
11 Child sex abuse 0
97 Can't choose 31
98 Can't remember 4
99 Not Answered 19
Sysmiss 76
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 1990
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