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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

VariablewAfExp
LabelAge 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'.
Responses
5 1
6 3
8 5
9 9
10 9
11 21
12 46
13 55
14 102
15 88
16 71
17 31
18 21
19 7
20 11
21 5
22 3
23 3
24 2
25 1
26 3
29 1
36 1
96 Has not happened yet 21
97 Refusal 7
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012
UniverseAdults aged 16-74 in England, Scotland and Wales, 2010-2012.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated 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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