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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablehetlife
Labelno. of het. sex partners, life
Question text Altogether, in your life so far, with how many (WOMEN/MEN) have you had sexual intercourse (vaginal, oral or anal)? TYPE IN THE NUMBER, '0' IF NONE. Press <F9> if you want information about the meaning of these terms.
Responses
-1 not applicable 2
0 792
1 1736
2 1088
3 1044
4 977
5 986
6 706
7 486
8 458
9 349
10 568
11 143
12 309
13 69
14 99
15 336
16 72
17 56
18 65
19 35
20 366
21 25
22 20
23 42
24 24
25 182
26 13
27 22
28 15
29 10
30 205
31 7
32 16
33 8
34 6
35 66
36 5
37 3
38 8
39 4
40 70
41 2
42 3
43 4
44 3
45 18
46 2
48 1
50 69
51 3
52 2
53 5
54 3
55 3
56 2
57 1
60 33
61 1
63 1
65 6
66 2
67 2
68 1
70 11
72 1
75 7
76 1
77 1
80 11
84 1
85 2
86 1
89 2
90 5
94 1
95 1
98 1
99 5
100 41
102 1
108 1
115 1
117 1
120 4
124 1
127 1
130 2
132 1
140 1
150 14
160 1
167 1
170 1
200 12
250 7
300 1
330 1
350 2
400 1
500 3
1000 4
9995 at least one 43
9996 at least two 19
9997 at least three 13
9999 not answered 221
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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