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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variableafsam13a
LabelAge 1st sam. sex genital contact, aged 13+(includes age since 13yrs)
Responses
-1 Not applicable 14142
13 41
14 70
15 88
16 107
17 77
18 87
19 62
20 54
21 49
22 41
23 28
24 20
25 29
26 17
27 13
28 14
29 8
30 17
31 3
32 10
33 10
34 11
35 11
36 2
37 1
38 2
39 5
40 12
42 4
43 7
44 1
45 5
46 1
47 1
48 1
49 2
50 2
51 2
59 1
60 1
90 Age <13 and not since 51
95 Not sure of age 7
98 Had 1st sam. sex with genital contact <13 & since 13+ (incl. 0
99 Not answered 45
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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