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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variablehetlife
LabelNo. of het. sex partners, life
Question text Altogether, in your life so far, how many (women/men) have you had sexual intercourse with (vaginal, oral or anal)?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 0
0 995
1 2435
2 1378
3 1347
4 1108
5 1068
6 850
7 614
8 532
9 330
10 689
11 205
12 354
13 108
14 138
15 368
16 94
17 56
18 69
19 33
20 408
21 31
22 42
23 45
24 29
25 192
26 23
27 14
28 28
29 12
30 263
31 11
32 29
33 10
34 10
35 76
36 11
37 7
38 8
39 4
40 95
41 3
42 3
44 7
45 29
46 2
47 3
48 4
49 1
50 113
51 3
52 2
53 4
54 5
55 17
56 2
57 3
60 34
61 3
62 1
63 1
65 7
67 2
68 2
70 17
71 1
72 1
73 2
75 11
76 2
78 1
79 1
80 16
81 2
85 3
87 1
88 1
89 2
90 2
91 1
98 3
99 2
100 36
101 1
106 1
110 4
111 1
115 1
120 6
130 2
131 1
134 1
140 1
147 1
150 16
151 1
160 1
168 1
173 1
200 11
250 6
300 7
301 1
350 1
400 4
401 1
450 1
500 3
999 1
1000 2
1115 1
2200 1
2220 1
2500 1
3300 1
9995 At least one 251
9996 At least two 0
9997 At least three 0
9999 Not answered 353
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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