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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 1997

Variable Details

Variablen16818m4
Label
Responses
1 Ear piercing 16
2 From toilet seats 1
3 Sex between man and woman 25
4 Being spat on 10
5 From insects which bite 15
6 Kissing on the mouth 39
7 Blood transfusions in this country 122
8 Giving/donating blood in this country 116
9 Passed to unborn babies by mothers 284
10 Sex local people in other countries 409
11 Babies breastfed by mothers 42
12 Sex between two men 335
13 Holding hands or hugging 0
14 Injection used/unsterilised needle 131
15 Sex activities between 2 women 6
16 Drinking from the same glass 1
17 Coughs and sneezes 1
18 Oral sex 15
19 Being bitten by someone 10
20 Don't know 0
21 Refused 0
Sysmiss 190
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 1997
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