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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablelearnm01
Labelat time of 1st sexual expereince, needed to have known more about 1
Question text Looking back to the time when you first felt ready to have some sexual experience yourself, is there anything on this list that you NOW feel you ought to have known more about?
Responses
1 how girls bodies develop 705
2 how boys bodies develop 179
3 how a baby is born 285
4 sexual intercourse 1098
5 contraception/birth control 1526
6 homosexuality/lesbianism 292
7 masturbation 143
8 how to make sex more satisfying 930
9 how to be able to say no 541
10 sexual feelings/emotions & relationships 1665
11 stds 1506
12 all of them 284
97 would liked to have known more but can t specify which 123
98 none of these, knew enough 2443
99 none, not ready for sexual experience yet 358
998 can't remember 4
999 not answered 28
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D IF YES: Which ones? PROBE: What others? 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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