Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

VariablewAttScale
LabelSexual attraction
Question text Now please read the following answer list carefully as it is important that you understand it and are as honest as you can be in your answer. After you have read the list please select your answer. I have felt sexually attracted... 1 Only to (females/males), never to (males/females) 2 More often to (females/males), and at least once to a (male/female) 3 About equally often to (females/males) and to (males/females) 4 More often to (males/females), and at least once to a (female/male) 5 Only ever to (males/females), never to (females/males) 6 I have never felt sexually attracted to anyone at all 7 I would rather not say
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
1 Opposite sex only 432
2 More often opposite sex, and at least once same sex 67
3 About equally often to opposite sex and same sex 8
4 More often same sex, and at least once opposite sex 7
5 Same sex only 8
6 Never felt sexually attracted to anyone at all 4
7 I would rather not say 1
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.