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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variabletotlife
LabelTotal number of sexual partners, lifetime
Responses
-1 Not applicable 0
0 888
1 2389
2 1376
3 1313
4 1102
5 1070
6 852
7 624
8 543
9 347
10 680
11 225
12 359
13 127
14 141
15 345
16 118
17 67
18 77
19 43
20 380
21 53
22 51
23 51
24 36
25 166
26 38
27 21
28 26
29 21
30 236
31 35
32 35
33 15
34 9
35 69
36 14
37 10
38 8
39 6
40 89
41 15
42 4
44 7
45 28
46 2
47 6
48 5
49 1
50 103
51 9
52 7
53 6
54 5
55 16
56 3
57 2
58 1
59 1
60 29
61 4
62 4
63 4
65 7
67 1
68 1
69 3
70 15
71 2
72 1
73 3
74 1
75 9
76 2
78 1
79 1
80 13
81 5
83 2
84 1
85 4
87 1
88 1
89 2
90 3
91 1
92 1
98 3
99 2
100 37
101 2
102 1
104 1
105 1
106 1
107 1
109 1
110 4
111 1
115 1
120 5
122 1
130 3
131 1
134 1
140 1
145 1
147 1
150 14
151 2
152 1
153 1
154 1
160 1
169 1
173 1
200 11
201 1
202 1
208 1
210 1
250 5
251 2
300 5
301 1
303 1
305 1
310 1
350 1
400 3
401 1
403 1
450 1
500 4
501 1
550 1
910 1
999 1
1000 3
1115 1
2200 1
2220 1
2500 1
3306 1
9995 At least 1 partner 269
9999 Not answered 349
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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