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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variabler1recm2
LabelNumber of months before interview most recent sex with 2nd most recent partner in last five years (where month of sex not reported month imputed as June)
Question text Type in the month number. Please estimate the month if you can’t say exactly.
Responses
-2 Date of sex reported as after interview date 9
-1 Not applicable 9132
0 144
1 253
2 229
3 199
4 184
5 187
6 153
7 164
8 125
9 132
10 124
11 118
12 126
13 111
14 107
15 131
16 119
17 81
18 106
19 91
20 95
21 103
22 85
23 74
24 63
25 72
26 58
27 66
28 78
29 61
30 55
31 71
32 49
33 59
34 69
35 65
36 55
37 49
38 51
39 59
40 54
41 42
42 43
43 44
44 50
45 41
46 67
47 47
48 39
49 45
50 36
51 37
52 41
53 39
54 23
55 34
56 34
57 22
58 28
59 35
60 28
61 25
62 13
63 20
64 18
65 8
66 10
67 18
68 14
69 6
70 3
9999 Not answered 836
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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