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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variablerafsmr
LabelRespondent's age at 1st sex with most recent partner
Responses
-1 Not applicable 888
12 1
13 30
14 79
15 233
16 569
17 833
18 949
19 847
20 897
21 825
22 807
23 711
24 637
25 583
26 544
27 439
28 383
29 328
30 327
31 282
32 234
33 207
34 172
35 173
36 163
37 139
38 140
39 149
40 140
41 142
42 140
43 138
44 108
45 106
46 99
47 103
48 79
49 81
50 89
51 75
52 62
53 55
54 51
55 45
56 41
57 46
58 47
59 34
60 23
61 30
62 40
63 21
64 23
65 17
66 14
67 15
68 7
69 11
70 8
71 4
72 4
73 2
996 NA -age of first sex <13yrs 45
997 Don't know 0
999 Not answered 648
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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