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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012
Variable Details
| Variable | periods2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Age when started menstruating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | How old were you when you started menstruating (having periods)? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responses |
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | Type in the age in years. Ask respondent to estimate if they cannot remember exactly. If respondent has not started menstruating, type ‘97’. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Adults aged 16-74 in England, Scotland and Wales, 2010-2012.;National | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated 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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