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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variabler1ptage
LabelAge of most recent partner on 1st occasion
Question text How old was (That person/name) (on the first occasion/when) you had sex together?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 888
13 15
14 52
15 222
16 612
17 849
18 995
19 902
20 763
21 790
22 679
23 674
24 653
25 603
26 529
27 452
28 414
29 342
30 375
31 217
32 301
33 208
34 204
35 231
36 193
37 132
38 168
39 153
40 211
41 107
42 135
43 95
44 105
45 150
46 78
47 75
48 103
49 66
50 94
51 46
52 46
53 37
54 30
55 46
56 27
57 27
58 38
59 23
60 39
61 12
62 11
63 8
64 14
65 13
66 9
67 7
68 6
69 7
70 11
71 3
72 3
73 5
74 1
76 3
77 2
78 1
80 1
83 1
996 NA -partner's age of first sex <13yrs 16
997 Don't know 268
999 Not answered 566
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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