Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

VariablewSex4Wks
LabelNumber of occasions of heterosexual sex in last 4 weeks
Question text On how many occasions in the last 4 weeks have you had sex with a (woman/man)? This means vaginal intercourse, oral sex, anal sex. Click on the info button below if you want information about the meaning of these terms. Please type in the number of occasions in the last 4 weeks. Please give an estimate if you can't say exactly.
Responses
-9 Refusal 2
-1 Item not applicable 220
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.