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United Kingdom National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles 1990-1991 - UK Data Service

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
NATSAL I
Provider 
UK Data Service
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
United Kingdom (GBR)
England, Scotland, Wales
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
05/1990 - 11/1991
Series or system 
United Kingdom - Great Britain National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL) 1990-1991 was conducted to improve understanding of risk factors associated with HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Out of a sample of 20,000 people, a total of 18,876 adults ages 16-59 were successfully interviewed.

Two questionnaires were used: a short and long questionnaire. Topics covered in the survey included: basic sociodemographic characteristics, sexual history and orientation, current relationships, health literacy, risk reduction behavior, and attitudes towards different sexual lifestyles.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Birth place, Body mass index, Childhood sexual violence, Circumcision, Condoms, Contraceptives, Diabetes, Diaphragms, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Family size, Female infertility, Fertility, Health education, Health literacy, Health promotion, Health status, Height, Hours worked, Housing conditions, IUDs, Illicit drug use, International migration, Marital status, Maternal age, Medicines, Military service, Needle sharing, Occupations, Prescriptions, Race, Religion, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, School enrollment, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Sexual violence, Spermicides, Summary birth history, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Unemployment, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 27, 2022