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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012
Variable Details
| Variable | wAfExp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Age first heterosexual sexual experience including estimates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | How old were you when you first had any type of experience of a sexual kind - for example, kissing, petting, or feeling one another - with someone of the opposite sex (or hasn't this happened either)? Please type in the exact age in years. If you are not sure how old you were, type in '95' here and type in an estimate at next question. If this hasn't ever happened, type in '96'. If you would rather not answer, type in '97'. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults aged 16-74 in England, Scotland and Wales, 2010-2012.;National | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study; The first survey was conducted in 1990-1991 and the second in 2000; the third wave was conducted between 2010 and 2012, and consisted of the main survey and an online follow-up. |
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