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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablelearns03
Labelsource of sex education 3
Question text When you were growing up, in which of the ways listed on this card did you learn about sexual matters?
Responses
-1 not applicable 4384
1 mother 173
2 father 94
3 brother(s) 124
4 sister(s) 176
5 other relative(s) 117
6 lessons at school 946
7 friends of about my own age 1669
8 first boy/girl friend/sexual partner 895
9 doctor/nurse/clinic 105
10 television/radio 1431
11 videos 266
12 books 774
13 magazines/newspapers 918
14 other 26
99 not answered 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C EXPLAIN: You can just tell me the code letters. PROBE: What other ways? CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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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