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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Life and Times Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablehowlong
LabelQ83 How long did the relationship with first sexual partner continue?
Question text How long did the relationship with your first sexual partner continue after the first time you had sex?
Responses
1 It did not continue at all 74
2 Less than one month 23
3 1 to 3 months 42
4 4 to 6 months 47
5 7 to 12 months 27
6 Over one year 32
7 It is still continuing now 114
8 I can't remember 12
99 MISSING 0
-99 Not answered 22
-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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