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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 1990

Variable Details

VariableQ42A
LabelIdeal lifestyle-now
Responses
1 Prefer no sex 229
2 Casual partners 104
3 Few reg partners 111
4 One reg partner 734
5 Cohabit+others 75
6 Cohabitation 467
7 Marriage+others 135
8 Marriage 2599
98 No ideal/DK 75
99 Not answered 19
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 1990
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