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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variabler1meet
LabelWhere first met most recent partner
Question text How did you first meet (That person/name)?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 888
1 At school 1206
2 At university or college 946
3 At/ through work 2289
4 In a pub/ bar/ nightclub/ dance/ disco 2690
5 Introduced by friends or family 3334
6 Through a sports club/ faith group/ other organisation/ soci 544
7 On holiday/while travelling 263
8 Internet dating website 421
9 Other dating agency/ personal ads 110
10 Online, but not through a dating website 254
11 Have always known each other 561
12 Neighbour/ lived locally/ house or flatshare 378
13 Through an arranged marriage 146
14 In a public place (eg park, museum, shop, public transport) 479
15 Partner was a sex worker/ prostitute 36
16 Other 94
99 Not answered 523
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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