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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variablesex4wks
LabelNo. of occasions of het. 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. Press the key with the blue sticker if you want information about the meaning of these terms. Please give an estimate if you can't say exactly. Type in the number of occasions in the last 4 weeks.
Responses
-1 Not applicable 0
0 4872
1 1323
2 1434
3 1163
4 1038
5 625
6 628
7 267
8 565
9 128
10 516
11 30
12 303
13 18
14 50
15 193
16 68
17 16
18 30
19 4
20 210
21 15
22 14
23 5
24 10
25 33
26 4
27 3
28 24
29 1
30 29
31 1
32 3
33 1
35 5
40 8
41 2
42 1
45 3
50 3
56 1
75 1
79 1
100 2
112 1
156 1
995 At least once 52
996 Not had vaginal sex, but other het. practices in the last 4 40
997 Not had het. sex yet 994
999 Not answered 423
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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