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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablerttime
Labelopinion now of timing of 1st het. sex. intercourse aged 13+
Question text Looking back now to the first time you had sexual intercourse, do you think... you should have waited longer before having sex with anyone, or, that you should not have waited so long, or, was it at about the right time?
Responses
-1 not applicable 901
1 should have waited longer 3092
2 should not have waited so long 559
3 about the right time 7486
8 can't remember 6
9 not answered 66
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001
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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