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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablefirstsex
LabelQ78 What age were you when you first had sex?
Question text What age were you when you first had sex?
Responses
1 Less than 14 years old 21
2 14 years old 55
3 15 years old 108
4 16 years olds 158
5 Can't remember 4
-99 Not answered 47
-1 Skip, from EVERSEX 1041
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Life and Times Survey, 2011
UniverseNorthern Irish young people;National;Young people in Northern Ireland whose 16th birthday was in February or March 2011.
SamplingSimple random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Some survey questions are repeated annually.
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