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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variablerafs3mr
LabelRespondent's age at 1st sex with 3rd most recent partner
Responses
-1 Not applicable 10802
13 13
14 46
15 169
16 238
17 281
18 283
19 275
20 246
21 217
22 191
23 166
24 142
25 126
26 116
27 97
28 97
29 59
30 77
31 44
32 57
33 35
34 26
35 24
36 24
37 33
38 25
39 37
40 24
41 17
42 26
43 24
44 16
45 13
46 24
47 19
48 6
49 9
50 14
51 12
52 11
53 14
54 7
55 5
56 7
57 3
58 5
59 7
60 9
61 6
62 5
63 2
65 1
66 1
67 1
68 1
71 1
996 NA -age of first sex <13yrs 6
997 Don't know 0
999 Not answered 920
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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