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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, March 1997

Variable Details

Variablen16818m5
Label
Responses
1 Ear piercing 8
2 From toilet seats 0
3 Sex between man and woman 7
4 Being spat on 2
5 From insects which bite 10
6 Kissing on the mouth 13
7 Blood transfusions in this country 33
8 Giving/donating blood in this country 62
9 Passed to unborn babies by mothers 140
10 Sex local people in other countries 268
11 Babies breastfed by mothers 62
12 Sex between two men 449
13 Holding hands or hugging 2
14 Injection used/unsterilised needle 354
15 Sex activities between 2 women 25
16 Drinking from the same glass 2
17 Coughs and sneezes 3
18 Oral sex 27
19 Being bitten by someone 28
20 Don't know 0
21 Refused 0
Sysmiss 273
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, March 1997
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