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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variabler1ptage3
LabelAge of 3rd 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 10802
13 1
14 27
15 87
16 244
17 252
18 298
19 273
20 235
21 199
22 172
23 178
24 161
25 166
26 133
27 110
28 104
29 77
30 79
31 37
32 61
33 26
34 44
35 46
36 37
37 34
38 36
39 24
40 54
41 17
42 19
43 17
44 16
45 26
46 14
47 7
48 10
49 7
50 17
51 4
52 4
53 4
54 2
55 3
56 3
57 2
58 7
59 1
60 3
62 3
67 1
996 NA -partner's age of first sex <13yrs 7
997 Don't know 118
999 Not answered 853
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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