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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableperiods2
Labelage started menustrating
Question text How old were you when you started menstruating (having periods)? TYPE IN THE AGE IN YEARS. PLEASE GIVE AN ESTIMATE IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY.
Responses
-1 not applicable 5426
7 1
8 11
9 69
10 209
11 894
12 1295
13 1848
14 1234
15 600
16 268
17 61
18 34
19 50
20 4
21 1
99 not answered 105
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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