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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variabler1ptage2
LabelAge of 2nd most recent partner on 1st occasion in last five years
Question text How old was (That person/name) (on the first occasion/when) you had sex together?
Responses
-1 Not applicable 9132
13 6
14 27
15 119
16 313
17 364
18 365
19 373
20 330
21 271
22 268
23 236
24 258
25 183
26 190
27 159
28 186
29 101
30 155
31 77
32 117
33 70
34 82
35 86
36 61
37 55
38 75
39 66
40 88
41 30
42 44
43 34
44 25
45 47
46 24
47 17
48 31
49 25
50 36
51 9
52 13
53 7
54 9
55 14
56 7
57 10
58 5
59 3
60 8
61 1
62 3
63 1
68 1
70 2
75 1
996 NA -partner's age of first sex <13yrs 5
997 Don't know 122
999 Not answered 815
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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