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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variablezfstmet
LabelHow respondent met 1st partner het. sex. intercourse aged 13+ and not forced(CAPI+CASI)
Responses
-1 Not applicable 1516
1 School 3441
2 University or college 1041
3 Work/through work 1142
4 Pub, bar, night club, dance or disco 1849
5 Introduced by friends or family 3302
6 Sports club, faith group, or other organisation or society 609
7 Holiday/while travelling 322
8 Internet dating website 25
9 Other dating agency/personal ads 15
10 Online (not through dating website) 103
11 Always known each other (for example as family friends or ne 468
12 Neighbour/lived locally/house or flatshare 529
13 Arranged marriage 153
14 Public place (e.G. Park, cafe, shop, public transport) 489
15 Sex worker/prostitute 30
16 Other 108
99 Not answered 20
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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