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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variablelernmost
LabelMain source of sex education(if more than one source reported)
Question text From which one of those did you learn most?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 3019
1 Doctor/nurse/clinic 118
2 Internet-sexual advice websites 93
3 Lessons at school 3427
4 Internet-other 57
5 Books/magazines/newspapers 858
6 Friends of about own age 3751
7 TV/radio/DVDs/videos 468
8 Mother (incl step/adoptive) 1131
9 Father (incl step/adoptive) 172
10 1st girlfriend/boyfriend/sexual partner 1328
11 Internet - pornographic websites 75
12 Pornographic magazines/films 113
13 Brother/sister (incl half/step/adopted) 347
14 Other 24
15 Animals/growing up on a farm 5
16 Other relative 22
17 Older friends 9
18 Friends(age not specified) 3
19 Through (own) experience 7
20 Cinema/films (other than TV/Video) 0
21 Lessons/course(i.e. formal teaching) 2
99 Not answered 133
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J
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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