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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001

Variable Details

Variablejustmet
Labeltype of relationship with partner at 1st het. sex. intercourse aged 13+
Question text Which one of these descriptions applies best to you and your partner at the time you first had intercourse?
Responses
-1 not applicable 901
1 prostitute (men only) 29
2 just met for the first time 394
3 had met recently 1223
4 known each other for a while, but not a steady relationship 3083
5 steady relationship 5591
6 living together (but not married/engaged) 55
7 engaged 217
8 married 488
9 other 39
10 work colleague/employer 11
11 knew well/for a long time 41
12 rape/sexual abuse 18
98 can't remember 5
99 not answered 15
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001
Interviewer InstructionsCARD G ONE CODE ONLY. IF MORE THAN ONE APPLIES, CODE THE ONE FURTHEST DOWN THE LIST.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Men and women aged 16-44 living in private households in Great Britain in 2000-2001.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Second wave: the first survey was conducted in 1990-1991.
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