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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablesex4wks2
Labelno. of occasions of het. sex in last 4 weeks
Question text On how many occasions in the last 4 WEEKS have you had sex with a (WOMAN/MAN)? This means vaginal intercourse, oral sex, anal sex. Press <F9> if you want information about the meaning of these terms. Please give an estimate if you can't say exactly. Response 2 TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS. IF NONE IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS, ENTER '0'. IF YOU HAVE NEVER IN YOUR LIFE HAD SEX WITH A (woman/man), TYPE IN '997'.
Responses
-1 not applicable 2
0 2104
1 1010
2 1083
3 830
4 932
5 546
6 692
7 244
8 735
9 189
10 577
11 39
12 508
13 21
14 108
15 227
16 159
17 15
18 37
19 12
20 244
21 14
22 9
23 8
24 20
25 53
26 9
27 3
28 52
29 1
30 55
31 2
32 5
33 3
35 15
36 3
40 15
41 3
42 1
44 1
48 2
50 4
53 1
56 4
58 1
60 4
80 1
100 1
120 1
150 1
996 not had vaginal sex in last 4 wks but other het. practices 279
997 not had het. sex yet 737
999 not answered 488
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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