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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variableagefsp
LabelAge of 1st het. sex. partner, incl. estimates
Question text How old was that partner at that time?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 1329
1 22
2 2
7 1
9 1
10 1
11 14
12 26
13 194
14 532
15 1297
16 2310
17 2098
18 1847
19 1201
20 852
21 742
22 466
23 409
24 370
25 314
26 156
27 148
28 140
29 70
30 134
31 39
32 59
33 36
34 25
35 47
36 20
37 12
38 12
39 7
40 26
41 2
42 5
43 4
44 8
45 6
46 2
47 3
48 2
50 8
51 3
53 1
56 2
58 1
59 1
60 1
64 1
68 1
70 1
83 1
92 1
97 Never knew partner's age 87
98 Can't remember partner's age 48
99 Not answered 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012
Interviewer InstructionsEnter age. If not sure of age - PROBE: About how old?
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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