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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012

Variable Details

Variablerwadult
LabelOpinion about adultery when married : right/wrong
Question text As I read from this list, please look at this card and tell me what your views are about the following sexual relationships. A married person having sexual relations with someone other than his or her partner?
Responses
1 Always wrong 9497
2 Mostly wrong 3619
3 Sometimes wrong 1417
4 Rarely wrong 121
5 Not wrong at all 209
8 Depends/Don't know 269
9 Not answered 30
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2010-2012
Interviewer InstructionsCARD BB
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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